> Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:53:49 +0300 > From: Odhiambo ????? <odhia...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Dovecot] How do I get my mail from fetchmail into > dovecot? > To: Dovecot Mailing List <dovecot@dovecot.org> > Message-ID: > <991123400904290653g205c603m2e4b511486a69...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Michael Steinbeck-Reeves < > mich...@steinbeck-reeves.uk.com> wrote: > > > I have dovecot (with squirrel mail etc.) running without any problems > > but cannot understand how to get e-mail from a pop server into dovecot. > > I have fetchmail configured to pick up the mail from the pop3 server but > > don't understand how to get it from there into my dovecot mbox > > > Where does fetchmail put the e-mails? > Point dovecot there with "mail_location =..." then use your favorite MuA to > access the e-mail.
That is the problem, fetchmail just forwards it to port 25 (I think) and I need to work out what to put between fetchmail and dovecot in order to get the mail into the correct folders... And I am just going around in circles on this at the moment. Any hint would be appreciated! Thanks, Michael