* On 2007.05.11, in [EMAIL PROTECTED],
* Charles Cazabon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In my experience, most people find configuring and using getmail easier. I
I actually found fetchmail much easier to configure than getmail, but
that's partly because I began using fetchmail many years
Cleverson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
[...]
If there are alternate programs, I of course accept suggestions.
fdm can do both on its own.
http://fdm.sf.net
Regards, Frank
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In protocol design, perfection has been reached not when there is
nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take
On 11.05.2007 (22:31), Charles Cazabon wrote:
slakmagik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
n/getmail-4.7.4-noarch-1.tgz: A secure python-based fetchmail alternative.
Very interesting. getmail is included in most of the major distributions
these days as an optional package, but that's the most
Hi folks,
Thank you all for the tips given thus far. I'll probably set up Getmail +
Maildrop, and
will also test FDM suggested by Frank.
Now another question:
In Gentoo's Portage system, the latest Mutt version is 1.5.15-r2. Does it
have built-in SMTP, or should I install a piece of software
On 2007-05-12 (Sat) 13:53:47 [-0300], Cleverson wrote:
Now another question:
In Gentoo's Portage system, the latest Mutt version is 1.5.15-r2. Does it
have built-in SMTP, or should I install a piece of software to send e-mails?
Couldn't say for sure, but it would be quite a departure. I
* On 2007.05.12, in [EMAIL PROTECTED],
* Cleverson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In Gentoo's Portage system, the latest Mutt version is 1.5.15-r2. Does it
have built-in SMTP, or should I install a piece of software to send e-mails?
ESMTP client support was added between 1.5.14 and 1.5.15,
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On Friday, May 11 at 07:51 PM, quoth Cleverson:
And about filtering and sending mail to specific mailboxes, do I
choose Procmail or Maildrop?
I use procmail as a major component of my largest server, and it
usually works well. I like it's syntax
The best combination for me is:
fetchmail,procmail,mutt,esmtp
I don't plan to change the match for they are working pretty well with my
unbuntu-6.06 so far, in fact I've heard that getmail is a nice alternative
option for fetchmail cos it's more bug-proof though.
cheers
--
Alex Yan
2007-05-12
slakmagik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 2007-05-11 (Fri) 19:51:38 [-0300], Cleverson wrote:
I'd like opinions on which of these fetch-mails programs is better and/or
have less bugs: Fetchmail or Getmail?
I say getmail, but I'm biased, as I'm its author.
FWIW, here's what Patrick
