From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from user-24-214-63-227.knology.net ([24.214.63.227] helo=smtp4.knology.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17vNL0-0006RY-00 for ; Sat, 28 Sep 2002 15:33:15 -0400 Received: (qmail 15669 invoked from network); 28 Sep 2002 19:33:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO potpal) (24.214.40.161) by smtp4.knology.net with SMTP; 28 Sep 2002 19:33:13 -0000 Received: from kennyhitt by potpal with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17vNLB-00022R-00 for ; Sat, 28 Sep 2002 14:33:25 -0500 Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 14:33:24 -0500 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: fetchmail Message-ID: <20020928193324.GA7765@potpal> References: <20020928165359.GA3468@lrxms.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020928165359.GA3468@lrxms.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i From: Kenny Hitt Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi. you need to add lines to the /etc/fetchmailrc file for eacher like user kennyhitt to kennyhitt You will need an entry for each user on the system. Kenny On Sat, Sep 28, 2002 at 12:53:59PM -0400, Scott Howell wrote: > This question is in reference to the Debian installation of Fetchmail. My > question is in reference to the ability of running the daemon system-wide > for all users. > I read the man page and so forth on how to set things up. I have a > Fetchmail user as instructed, set 600 on the fetchmailrc file in /etc, > and so forth. I also put my users information into the file and > everything is configured as it should. > I run the init script and all indications are its working just fine. This > appears to be the case, but where the problem is as follows. > All mail winds up in a fetchmail file in /var/mail and the problem I'm > having is how to then filter the mail from this fetchmail file into > user's mailboxes. It appears to be a file format that mutt can deal with; > mbox/ascii, but what isn't apparent to me is how the mail should get from > there to here. > So, if anyone has setup fetchmail in this manner and could shed some > light on this, I'd appreciate it. I'm going nuts here. I didn't see any > reference anywhere to this /var/mail/fetchmail file so either I'm missing > something or some needs configuring like procmail or something. > > tia > > Scott > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >