On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Wolodja Wentland <wentl...@cl.uni-heidelberg.de> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 03, 2009 at 07:30 -0300, Norbert Zeh wrote: >> > AFAIK fetchmail defaults to delivering your mail by using a local SMTP. >> > This is a Bad Thing (tm), because it can create a lot of problems, YMMV >> I don't know getmail, but what I like about fetchmail's delivery through >> the local SMTP server is that I can use procmail to filter my messages. >> Can getmail do this? > > Yes it can. Have a look at: > > http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/faq.html#faq-integrating-procmail > > It basically boils down to the following settings in your getmailrc: > > --- snip --- > [destination] > type = MDA_external > path = /usr/bin/procmail > unixfrom = True > --- snip --- > > I have used this setup for some time now and am quite happy with it.
The same is possible in fetchmail with the -m option. /M -- Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) magnus＠therning．org Jabber: magnus＠therning．org http://therning.org/magnus identi.ca|twitter: magthe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
