SOLVEDRe: fetchmailconf not invoking X window

ashwin kesavan iyengar ashwin.chn at gmail.com
Sun Nov 28 17:09:01 UTC 2004


Thank you alexander. So that solves it.

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 18:03:31 +0100, Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists at uni-x.org> wrote:
> Am So, den 28.11.2004 schrieb ashwin kesavan iyengar um 15:51:
> 
> > I am using FC3. I was trying to configure fetchmail for mutt. When i
> > type fectmailconf in terminal (opened under X) the following error
> > occurs
> >
> > bash: fetchmailconf: command not found
> 
> > ashwin
> 
> Fedora does not ship fetchmailconf.
> 
> Btw. a fetchmailrc is really simple to set up. No need for a GUI. An
> example as follows:
> 
> $ cat /home/username/.fetchmailrc
> 
> set postmaster "username"
> set properties ""
> set no bouncemail
> set no spambounce
> set no syslog
> set logfile /var/log/fetchmail.log
> 
> poll mailaccount_yourservice
>         proto imap
>         via name.of.mail.server
>         port 993
>         timeout 60
>         tracepolls
>         user "mail_login_name"
>         pass "secret_pass"
>         is username at localhost
>         ssl
>         nokeep
>         fetchall
> 
> This is an *example* (feeding a local MTA). Customize it to fit your
> needs. "man fetchmail" and "fetchmail --help" explain every possible
> setting.
> 
> Alexander




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