On Sat, Mar 24, 2007 at 10:07:22AM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > Owen Heisler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > My mail is in ~/.Maildir, accessed by dovecot-imapd, delived to by > > postfix. How can I configure getmail to deliver mail through postfix > > or dovecot? I don't know what fetchmail does, but I don't think it > > delivers directly to ~/.Maildir. Also, I haven't ever had problems > > with fetchmail configured this way. Debian Etch. > > Getmail was designed to deliver directly to Maildir: > > [destination] > type = Maildir > path = ~/Maildir/ > > or through an MDA (mail delivery agent) like maildrop: > > [destination] > type = MDA_external > path = /usr/bin/maildrop > unixfrom = true > > Delivery through reinjection in a mail queue is not officially > supported as it can break many things if not done properly. And if you > know how to do it properly you don't need to ask ;) > I've been following this thread precisely because I don't know how to gain control over the email aspects of my Etch system.
Prior posts in this thread, indicated that getmail could be used as a replacement for fetchmail. But, I have come to depend on procmail to sort my mail into topic-defined mail folders. Is doing this really something that is very difficult? Where can I find more information? - not a simple quick fix recipe, but a discussion of the issues and how to address them. TIA -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
