On Mon, 24 Aug 1998, Bob wrote:
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> >Here is my .fetchmailrc file:
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> >poll prairieweb.com protocol pop3 user ki7rw pass xxxxx fetchall
> > ^your mail server ^your id ^your password
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> I've config my .fetchmailrc as above, and I run fetchmail -d 300, but I
> still can't get the job done. My Linux login is "root", but I use another
> username on my pop3 mailserver. Does this matter? What special configs do I
> still have to do? How can I know I have successfully fetched my emails on
> POP3? TIA
>
> Bob
poll prairieweb.com protocol pop3 user ki7rw is root pass xxxxx fetchall
^^^^^^^
Just add the "is root" part. By the way, it usually is not a good idea to
do everything as root. A small mistake can do a lot of damage if you do. I
usually have a few consoles with fgeva and one as root; but the root one
is not often used.
Frank
