Also use fetchmailconf in Xwindows to configure the ~user/.fetchmailrc
file , if u are using Redhat.
Yash
On Fri, 15 Dec 2000, Sreeji K Das wrote:
> Hi
>
> Invoke cron as
> crontab -e <Your_User_Name> (Eg. crontab -e mani)
> Now type in the following line:
>
> */5 * * * * /usr/bin/fetchmail -f /home/mani/.fetchmailrc >/dev/null
> 2>/dev/null
>
>
> The above line specifies to run /usr/bin/fetchmail every 5 minutes, with
> the config. file as /home/mani/.fetchmailrc (You can specify any alternate
> config. file.) There should only be a single line (ie. don't break the
> line)
>
> For details, man crontab.
> For details on fetchmail, man fetchmail.
>
> BTW, my .fetchmailrc looks something like:
>
> poll pop.mail.yahoo.com protocol POP3 timeout 180
> username XXX password PPP, is YYY here
> keep
> flush
>
> It says my POP server is pop.mail.yahoo.com & also gives my user ID &
> password. 'is YYY here' indicates my local user id. This is useful when
> your e-mail id at the POP Server is different from your local User ID
> (most of the time, this is the case.)
> See that permission of .fetchmailrc is 0600.
>
> Sreeji
>
> On Fri, 15 Dec 2000, Ramasubramani wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > How do i set cron to fetch mails automatically, every 5 minutes.
> > thanks
> > regards
> > mani
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