Am 2007-03-23 10:07:34, schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > >> * delete_after (integer) -- if set, getmail will delete messages > >> this number of days after first seeing them, if they have been > >> retrieved and delivered. This, in effect, leaves messages on > >> the server for a configurable number of days after retrieving > >> them. Note that the delete parameter has higher priority; if > >> both are set, the messages will be deleted immediately. > >> Default: 0, which means not to enable this feature. > Thanks, that's exactly what I want to do. I sometimes access my > home email while at work via the web interface, and if my wife or kids > are at home using the computer, fetchmail may download and delete it. > Or I could download it at night and not have time to respond. I know > that I could set fetchmail to not delete the messages and do it > manually from the web interface, but I'd rather not do it that way. > > I hadn't seen a way to do this delayed deletion easily with > fetchmail, although I may not have looked thoroughly.
But check the battery in your RTC... "getmail" has deleted over 30.000 messages from my testserver while reseting the RTC to 1.1.1900. (which was the default after a Battery change) Thanks, Greetings and nice Day Michelle Konzack Systemadministrator Tamay Dogan Network Debian GNU/Linux Consultant -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ ##################### Debian GNU/Linux Consultant ##################### Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 50, rue de Soultz MSN LinuxMichi 0033/6/61925193 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com)
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