Re: specification of mailhost password to fetchmail on command line.
On Sat, May 29, 1999 at 04:11:06PM -0600, David Karlin wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm using the following fetchmail command to download my mail from
> my smarthost:
>
> /usr/bin/fetchmail -u funk48 travelin.com
>
> This command causes me to be prompted for my mail password, but
> I'd like to be able to run this as a script in a cron job, i.e. to
> to have this script run w/o user input.
>
> I've read the manpage for fetchmail and it says:
>
> "The default behavior of fetchmail is to prompt you for your
> mailserver password before the connection is established.
> This is the safest way to use fetchmail and ensures that your
> password will not be compromised. You may also specify your
> password in your ~/.fetchmailrc file. This is convenient when
> using fetchmail in daemon mode or with scripts."
>
> There is, however, no mention of the syntax for .fetchmailrc.
>
> Q1) Is there a way to simply add the password to the command line?
> Q2) If not, then where can I find the proper syntax for .fetchmailrc?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -David
>
>
David,
My .fetchmailrc looks like this:
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# Configuration created Wed Feb 3 01:42:17 1999 by fetchmailconf
set postmaster "ironfoot"
poll pop-server.com with proto POP3 and options no dns
user "ironfoot" there with password "password" is ironfoot here options fetchall mimedecode warnings 3600
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Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent ;)
Mike
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Michael Merten ironfoot@popaccount.com NRA Life Member
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