Re: POP New Messages
On Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 12:05:40AM -0800, Jerry Van Brimmer wrote: OK, I'll bite. How do you tell fetchmail to download only new mail? from `man fetchmail`: Disposal Options -a, --all (Keyword: fetchall) Retrieve both old (seen) and new messages from the mailserver. The default is to fetch only messages the server has not marked seen. Under POP3, this option also forces the use of RETR rather than TOP. Note that POP2 retrieval behaves as though --all is always on (see RETRIEVAL FAILURE MODES below) and this option does not work with ETRN or ODMR. so by default, only new messages are downloaded, unless you use the -a, --all, or the 'fetchall' option. :) Dan -- Dan Boger Linux MVP brainbench.com msg25621/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: POP New Messages
Jerry -- ...and then Jerry Van Brimmer said... % % Is there a way to tell Mutt to only download the new messages from the POP % server? Yes: tell it to use fetchmail :-) I don't actually know, but I do know that mutt's pop implementation is quite simple (by design). % % -- % Rev. 1:7 ; Registered Linux User #153217 % :-D -- David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's principles (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune cookie (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg! msg25584/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: POP New Messages
OK, I'll bite. How do you tell fetchmail to download only new mail? On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 14:15:49 -0500 David T-G [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jerry -- ...and then Jerry Van Brimmer said... % % Is there a way to tell Mutt to only download the new messages from the POP % server? Yes: tell it to use fetchmail :-) I don't actually know, but I do know that mutt's pop implementation is quite simple (by design). % % -- % Rev. 1:7 ; Registered Linux User #153217 % :-D -- David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's principles (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune cookie (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg! -- Rev. 1:7 ; Registered Linux User #153217
Re: POP New Messages
On Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 12:05:40AM -0800, Jerry Van Brimmer wrote: OK, I'll bite. How do you tell fetchmail to download only new mail? You don't tell fetchmail anything. If you care to read the manfile; Disposal Options -a, --all (Keyword: fetchall) Retrieve both old (seen) and new mes sages from the mailserver. The default is to fetch only messages the server has not marked seen. Under POP3, this option also forces the use of RETR rather than TOP. Note that POP2 retrieval behaves as though --all is always on (see RETRIEVAL FAILURE MODES below) and this option does not work with ETRN or ODMR. /magnus -- Word of the week: shou tào (mittens) http://x42.com/i/cn/pct/shou_tao.jpg
