On Wednesday 29 August 2018 06:37:25 Dan Purgert wrote: > Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Wednesday 29 August 2018 06:05:52 Dan Purgert wrote: > >> Gene Heskett wrote: > >> > On Wednesday 29 August 2018 03:33:16 to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > >> > [...] But because 99% of my ISP's users use IMAP, my ISP has > >> > disabled fetchmails ability to delete a successfully pulled > >> > email, I still need to log in daily [...] > >> > > >> > So I'm an obnoxious old fart, show me an even better way, if you > >> > can. Computers are supposed to do work FOR the user, not the > >> > other way around by creating circuitous ways past the ticket > >> > taker. > >> > >> Sounds a bit odd, since fetchmail can (apparently) be configured to > >> tell the other end to delete the mails it pulls. > >> > >> Alternately, do they provide pop3 access? > > > > Yes, but fetchmails delete is ignored, so I have to keep the email > > cleaned out with a web browser, > > aww, that's stupid. > > Maybe connect to it with tbird for the cleanup instead? It'll at > least let you go through everything without automatically downloading > all the images / tracking cookies / etc. > > (as an aside, whoever came up with HTML-based email should be tarred > and feathered). Emasculated would be even better. :(
-- Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>