Re: Fetchmail + Exim + Other system

[joost@topaz.mdcc.cx (Joost Kooij)]

On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 06:30:43PM -0400, Andrew Overholt wrote:
> If I have to log into my school's server via telnet or ssh and then run a
> mail program like pine or mutt to access my mail, is there any way I can
> get this to work with fetchmail?  I know the server does not run POP3 and
> I've tried fetchmailconf's Probe feature and it says IMAP doesn't work.
> The school server is running Solaris.

Set up a ~/.forward file on the solaris machine.  Format is documented
in aliases(1) if you have it.  Make it forward all mail to your email
account @ your own machine, after you have ensured that your machine
will indeed receive mail correctly from the solaris machine and that it
knows not to start a mail loop if something unexpected happens (dns 
out of the air for a few minutes, doublebounces, etc.).

Cheers,


Joost