Re: downloading mail

[Joe <joe@jretrading.com>]

On Sun, 27 Nov 2016 14:37:23 -0700
Bob Holtzman <holtzm@cox.net> wrote:

> fetchmail
> fetchmail: no mailservers have been specified.
> 
> which is pretty strange since 
> 
> less fetchmail
> poll "pop.west.cox.net"
>     protocol pop3                  
>     username "holtzm"               
>     #password "4vr4mz4v3l"           
>     password "........"
>     mimedecode                      
>     mda "/usr/bin/procmail -f -"
> 
> Tried a few other cominations including .fetchmail and .fetchmairc
> with no better results.
> 
> I'mmissing something obvious, but what?
> 

fetchmailrc is the incantation you're looking for. The colour of the
goat is optional.

-- 
Joe