I forgot to say that .fetchmailrc must have execute mode set. After you create this file do: chmod 710 .fetchmail John On Wed, 2 Apr 2003, John J. Boyer wrote: > Martin, > > You don't need any options with fetchmail. You do need to set up your > .fetchmailrc file. Note that tis filename begins with a period. The file > should contain lines like the following: > > set daemon 900 > poll [server] proto pop3 > user [myname] pass [mypassword] > > The first line tells fetchmail to run as a daemon. The number at the end > is the number of seconds between the times that fetccmail checks for mail. > > The second line tells fetchmail to poll your mail server and look for a > POP3 account. > > The third line gives your username and password. > > If you have more than one account, you can repeat the second and third > lines for each account, with appropriate changes. > > I had a lot of trouble figuring out all this from the verbose man page for > fetchmail when I started, so I'm glad to help someone else get going. > > John > > > On Wed, 2 Apr 2003, Odd Martin > Baanrud wrote: > > > Can someone give me a list of options that I need to use with fetchmail? > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > -- Computers to Help People, Inc. http://www.chpi.org 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list