Re: specification of mailhost password to fetchmail on command line.
Look under the "Run control heading in the fetchmail (1) man page, it is
there. However, here is mine (with accounts, machine names, and passwords
removed).
#poll mail.myoldisp.net proto pop3 user <username> pass <passwd>
poll pop-server.mynewisp.com proto pop3 user <username> pass <passwd>
poll mail.myschool.edu proto pop3 user <username> pass <passwd>
Now whenever I run fetchmail it querys both mail servers.
On Sat, 29 May 1999, 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
>
>
>
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