Re: getmail configuration (How to run fetchmail as daemon at startup)

[Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com>]

Benedict Verheyen <benedict.verheyen@gmail.com> wrote:

> Andrei Popescu schreef:
> > Paul E Condon <pecondon@mesanetworks.net> wrote:
> > 
> >> 1.) What is 'reinjection in a mail queue'? Where can I learn how
> >> this differs from whatever is being done by fetchmail as an
> >> example case? Or does fetchmail also do reinjection in a mail
> >> queue?
> > 
> > As I understand it, the pop3/imap protocols were created to allow a
> > mail client to retrieve the mail and present it to the user.
> > Fetchmail instead is feeding it back to a mail server through port
> > 25.
> 
> In my case, i use fetchmail in daemon mode without problems but
> apperently, there is some ugliness with bounced messages when using
> reinjection. Not sure how or what that entails but i would also like
> to know what the exact problem is.
> 
> I've had a look at getmail and it's indeed easy to setup & have cron
> check the mail, but, with fetchmail the spam & virus checking is done
> from exim.
> 
> With getmail this is no longer possible so you have to find another

But you can do it with getmail itself, just use a [filter-foo] section.

Regards,
Andrei
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