Re: Netscape Mail
> From rickm@vsl.com Tue Mar 17 20:03:10 1998
> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 15:19:06 -0700 (MST)
> From: Rick Macdonald <rickm@vsl.com>
> To: iquest <iquest@gte.net>
> Cc: Debian User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Subject: Re: Netscape Mail
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>
> > The netscape mail never download mail at the interval I specified in
> > the mail preference window! Is there a way to fix this?
>
> This interval if for a mail _check_, and all it does is set the little
> mailbox flag in the bottom right hand corner of the Netscape windows. It
> doesn't download your mail for you. You still have to click on one of the
> GetNewMail buttons or icons.
>
> ...RickM...
>
What I'm pretty you would like is fetchmail who do all what you want...
When you get it, put this in a ~/.fetchmailrc file:
poll my.pop3.server protocol POP3 :
username "joe" password something
and then add this line in your rc login file (.cshrc, .profile or .zlogin)
fetchmail -d time_in_seconds_between_check_up
You also have to change the permission on ~/.fetchmailrc by using:
chmod go-rwx ~/.fetchmailrc
It will now retreive your mail by the interval specified and Netscape will
find it at time in your var/spool/username.
Hope this help,
Fab.
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