On 30-May-99 David Karlin wrote: > Hi, > Thanks for your speedy responses, pointers to the proper section > of the manpage, and sample .fetchmailrc files. After going back > and reading the _whole_ f***ing manual, (okay, I admit that I > skimmed some of it) I edited my file, and am now downloading mail > without the bother of entering my mail password each time. > > I understand that it's somewhat risky to have your password in a > file, but if you set permissions u=rw,g=,o= would the file be > relatively secure? What other security concerns (besides file > permissions) are involved in having your password in .fetchmailrc? > > Thanks again for the near lightning-speed responses. > > --David
Just chmod 600 the .fetchmailrc. I don't believe it will work if you don't chmod 600 the file. -- Andrew
