Running Fetchmail
Simple, in crontab:
# /opt/sfw/bin/fetchmail -f /etc/fetchmailrc --syslog
Interactively:
# /opt/sfw/bin/fetchmail -v -e 5 --showdots -f /etc/fetchmailrc
| Switches of interest: Switch | Definition |
|---|---|
| -v | verbose (double to see all the commands issued by fetchmail) |
| -e x | hang up and dial again after x messages |
| --showdots | show progress dots while downloading messages |
Control File Format:
poll pop.flfrd.phub.net.cable.rogers.com proto pop3 user mackdav@rogers.com password eNCr?ptD is dave here
You can have multiple entries; fetchmail will poll all at the same time in sequence.