Re: How to run Fetchmail
I have setup this way.....
1) under /etc/init.d/ a put this file "fetchmail-up"
#!/bin/sh
fetchmail --syslog --invisible
2) under /etc/rc2.d/ "ln -s ../init.d/fetchmail-up K99fetchmailrc
3) make this file /etc/.fetchmailrc
4) chmod 710 .fetchmailrc
5) edit .fetchmailrc
poll server.com protocol pop3
username name password xxxxxx is user@linux.bogus here
read man fetchmail
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith G. Murphy" <keithmur@mindspring.com>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: How to run Fetchmail
> Daniel de los Reyes wrote:
> >
> > I am not sure how I should start fetchmail on my system.
> > I have read that to start it as a system deamon at boot time, all the
local
> > users account data should be placed in a file under /root , I don't want
to
> > do that.
> > Isn't there a way to start fetchmail as a system deamon and read each
user's
> > .fetchmailrc?
>
> Why not cron jobs under each username?
>
> > Besides I see I have a set deamon 5 setting in my .fetchmailrc file, how
does
> > that fit with starting fetchmail manually or from cron?
>
> Don't know. Would think it would force it to run as a daemon with a
> mailcheck every 5 seconds. Try it and see?
> >
> > Could someone light a torch over me?
> >
> Aren't you afraid your hair will catch on fire? :-)
>
>
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