"Sandip" == Sandip P Deshmukh <Sandip> writes: Sandip> where will this message go?? i thought fetchmail will get Sandip> it in /var/mail/sandip!!
Fetchmail will give it to exim, which will deliver it to /var/mail/sandip as long as fetchmail delivered the mail to 'sandip' and no forwarding or rewriting rules were invoked (like .forward or .procmailrc files etc.). >> Also, be sure you have something like >> >> user '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' there ... is sandip >> here >> >> in your fetchmailrc config file. >> Sandip> it does have such entries. i forgot to mention, but i had Sandip> used fetchmailconf utility to create .fetchmailrc file If possible, post your .fetchmailrc file *after* you replace your hostname and passwords in it with some generic names (like pop.server and password, you get the idea). Sandip> well, it sure is letting me learn a lot and helping me Sandip> keep young! i still cant fathom, though, how is exim + Sandip> pop3browser + fetchmail + procmail + mua a better solution Sandip> than mua + 'rules' + smtp server setup! It is not always "better". If anyone suggests that using exim + tools is "superior", for a single user, than using, say, Microsoft Outlook + Outlook rule processing they are not being completely honest. The advantages show up when you start programming and administering a large server with multiple users. It is easy to write scripts that produce, consume, rewrite and otherwise process email to get a lot of work done (like page you if your CPU core gets too hot etc.) on a Unix style mail set up then the standard PC. It is because you have a MTA, MDA and an MUA all nicely available. On a Wintel PC you usually have only the MUA. If you don't need the flexibility of exim, you can always choose to use Mozilla (or your favorite MUA) + SMTP. Cheers! Shyamal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]