Virdi,
configure fetchmail. run fetchmailconf to configure the thing from Xwindows. the script might be broken especially on 7.3RH, but a first time should give you a working setup. Shaji K V On Mon, 23 Sep 2002 17:09:43 -0700, "Jasmeet S. Virdi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Hi all, > I just started off on linux mail clients, though i have been on linux for > quite a while now, but checking pop mail in linux is my new endeavour. > I > configured pine and was able to view the messages the on the server as > i > wanted them to. (i mainly access my pop3 mailbox from home and i'd > rather > leave the messages on the server and go back the next day to office and > download them using my bindows box). Now i am able to view the messages > alrite but i have to stop and start pine to check for new messages. > When > ever i get a new message it doesn;t automatically pop up saying i have > new > mail. I think pine only checks for mail at login time, is there a way > to > make it check for mail after every 5 mins or something. Or shud i use > some > other mail agent like elm or may b mutt. The reason i dunt want to use > sendmail is cos i dunt want to remove the mails from the server. If > anyone > has a better option please shoot, i dunt want to use bindows at home :) > > > thanx > ~virdi > PS i have seen at time at one of my friends offices, they get a message > in > the shell in which they are working saying "new mail". How do i achieve > that > :) > > ================================================ > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe > in subject header. Check archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org > > -- Shaji K V [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own ================================================ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header. Check archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org
