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Fetchmail is a [[command]] that allows you to fetch mail from a mail account onto your computer. It is useful when [[setting up a mail server]].
 
Fetchmail is a [[command]] that allows you to fetch mail from a mail account onto your computer. It is useful when [[setting up a mail server]].
  
= Example =
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= Install it =
  fetchmail -p pop3 -u 131313 -v pop.gmx.net
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To install fetchmail, [[find out your distribution]] and proceed accordingly
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== SUSE Linux 12.1 x64 ==
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To install fetchmail under SUSE Linux 12.1 x64, [[open a console]] as root and enter
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killall packagekitd
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[[yast]] -i fetchmail
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= Use it =
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  fetchmail -p pop3 -u ''131313'' -v ''pop.gmx.net''
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Asks for a password and fetches the mail of user ''131313'' from the pop3 server ''pop.gmx.net''.
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= Schedule it =
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To schedule fetchmail, e.g. to fetch your mail all 5 minutes, use cron. To make sure fetchmail knows your password, create a file in your home folder named .fetchmailrc like this:
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poll your.provider.org
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  user "yourusername"
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  pass "yourpassword"
  
 
= See also =
 
= See also =
* [http://man-wiki.net/index.php/1:fetchmail fetchmail's man page]
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* [http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-man.html fetchmail's man page]

Latest revision as of 09:08, 22 April 2014

Fetchmail is a command that allows you to fetch mail from a mail account onto your computer. It is useful when setting up a mail server.

Install it

To install fetchmail, find out your distribution and proceed accordingly

SUSE Linux 12.1 x64

To install fetchmail under SUSE Linux 12.1 x64, open a console as root and enter

killall packagekitd
yast -i fetchmail

Use it

fetchmail -p pop3 -u 131313 -v pop.gmx.net

Asks for a password and fetches the mail of user 131313 from the pop3 server pop.gmx.net.

Schedule it

To schedule fetchmail, e.g. to fetch your mail all 5 minutes, use cron. To make sure fetchmail knows your password, create a file in your home folder named .fetchmailrc like this:

poll your.provider.org
  user "yourusername"
  pass "yourpassword"

See also