On Fri, 24 Aug 2001, Vittorio wrote:
V> I use mutt with fetchmail to get loads of messages from the many lists
V> I'm subscribed to.
V>
V> Now sometimes it happens that very long (say, exceeding 1,000,000
V> octets), unwanted messages slow down the download of 'wanted' messages.
V>
V> My question is:
V>
V> When using fetchmail how can I delete messages greater than a certain
V> size (say 100,000 octets) directly on the POP3 server avoiding that
V> slowdown?
-l <maxbytes>, --limit <maxbytes>
(Keyword: limit) Takes a maximum octet size argu
ment. Messages larger than this size will not be
fetched, not be marked seen, and will be left on
the server (in foreground sessions, the progress
messages will note that they are "oversized"). An
explicit --limit of 0 overrides any limits set in
your run control file. This option is intended for
those needing to strictly control fetch time due to
expensive and variable phone rates. In daemon
mode, oversize notifications are mailed to the
calling user (see the --warnings option). This
option does not work with ETRN.
from fetchmail(1) manpage :)
Dingo.
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