From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from vms173001pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.1]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1JJz6a-0005cN-00 for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:39:00 -0500 Received: from [192.168.1.101] ([72.92.190.235]) by vms173001.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JVF00BOZFMZU6U3@vms173001.mailsrvcs.net> for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:25:54 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:39:48 -0500 (EST) From: dan Murphy Subject: Re: Fetchmail.rc question In-reply-to: <87sl0g8gib.fsf@cox.net> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed References: <87sl0g8gib.fsf@cox.net> X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:39:00 -0000 thanks much. I have looked at getmail but never got it running successfully. this may help me with that, and also if I deside to stay with fetchmail I can make the necessary changes. thanks again. On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, C.M. Brannon wrote: > dan Murphy writes: > >> Does anyone know how a .fetchmail.rc file would be written to access >> gmail? I saw some discussion about that here last fall, but didn't take >> note of it. > > gmail uses pop3, so you'd use the same style of .fetchmailrc that you > use with any other pop3 provider. gmail also supports pop3 over SSL / > TLS, and I use that instead of plain old unencrypted pop3. > You may also have to enable POP in your gmail settings page, if it isn't > already enabled. > > Personally, I use getmail instead of fetchmail. It's less > complicated, doesn't require an SMTP server, and is written in > python. Fetchmail is written in C, and there are plenty of exploits > for it. Here's a copy of my .getmailrc file: > > ===begin getmailrc=== > [options] > delete = 1 > [retriever] > type = SimplePOP3SSLRetriever > server = pop.gmail.com > username = cmbrannon79 > password = VerySecretPassword > [destination] > type = MDA_external > path = /usr/bin/procmail > arguments = ("-f", "%(sender)") > user = chrbran > ===end getmailrc=== > > Most of this should be pretty self-explanatory. The [destination] > section of the config file tells getmail to pass incoming messages to > procmail, delivering them to chrbran (which is the name of my user > account). > This should all translate nicely to fetchmailrc syntax, if need be. > > HTH, > -- Chris > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >