Re: Persistent annoying fetchmail bug. Dump fetchmail? Need advice.
On Wed, Apr 23, 2003 at 02:03:26PM -0700, Bill Wohler wrote:
> Chris Metzler <cmetzler@speakeasy.net> writes:
>
> > So, are there any other packages which provide the same functionality
> > as fetchmail which anyone here has used and would recommend? I've
> > had good experiences with fetchmail up to this point, but this is
> > just too annoying for words.
>
> Ouch. I'm not familiar with anything else.
>
> I'd suggest a couple of temporary workarounds until the bug is fixed:
>
> 1. Ask the guy nicely to remove the dot, or to use several, or to put a
> space in front of it.
>
> 2. If you have access to your POP/IMAP server, use .procmail to escape
> the lone dots. The procmail recipe I leave as an exercise for the
> reader.
I can recommend getmail as a fast simple to setup replacement for fetchmail.
It is also claimed never to lose mail.
I used it for several years until I gave up pop mailers.
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Cheers
Russ.
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