On 24.11.17 17:40, Peter Humphrey wrote: > That's because I don't yet know enough to know what questions to ask; > that's why I hoped I'd be pointed to a general guide or explanation.
http://www.fetchmail.info/ is the most obvious starting point, and I assume you have found that one. Fetchmail per se is not Gentoo-specific, so you're better off asking questions on the FM mailing lists should you find the manual and FAQ insufficient. > > If you plan to use a single fetchmail process, ~foo/.fetchmailrc (with > > foo being the user you want to run fetchmail as) usually suffices. > > I assume you mean ~/.fetchmailrc, a file in my home directory, no? You can run fetchmail as the user you are logging in with or as a separate user. I suggest the latter if you want to run fetchmail in daemon mode, for standard privilege separation reasons. I used "foo" as an example. If you want to run fetchmail on demand only, a dedicated user account may be inconvenient, and you did not say which method you are aiming for in your OP. -Ralph
