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To: speakup is a screen review system for Linux. <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: mail setup in lenny
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:26:17 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <49284EC9.27931.F29901@localhost> (raw)
I am hoping someone could point me in the right direction.
Using debian lenny, I am trying to collect mail using mutt and
getmail.
I found a howto which is for etch which I have used as I cannot find
any lenny specific howtos on the subject.
This is what I have done.
Installed getmail4 with apt-get
nano ~/.getmail/getmailrc
[retriever]
type = SimplePOP3Retriever
server = mail.plus.net
username = my username
password = my password
[destination]
type = Mboxrd
path = /var/mail/keith
I login to the debian system with username keith
Now these are the error messages.
Running getmail
error: configuration file /home/keith/.getmail/getmailrc incorrect
path: specified mbox file /var/keith/Mail does not exist.
If I run mutt I get
/var/Mail/keith no such file or directory
I have not created a .muttrc locally so the lenny defaults should
apply?
I think my problem is to do with the path or lack of a mailbox
although mutt seems to be looking for one.
Sorry about all this but been at it all day and I think I am digging a
deeper hole for myself.
I am new at this so please assume I have little knowledge of linux.
Thanks
Keith
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