Re: Fetchmail + Exim + Other system
On Sat, 23 Jun 2001, Joost Kooij wrote:
> 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.).
How can I make it forward to my local machine if I'm on a dialup account?
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Andrew Overholt
EngSci 0T3
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