Using a large mallet, Charles Cazabon whacked out:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > But, IIRC, usually it is suggested that you don't use the "built-in" pop
> > capability but a program such as fetchmail instead. But then, using such a
> > program implies running a MTA such as sendmail or Postfix,
> Not necessarily. 'getmail' delivers directly to mbox files or Maildirs, and
> fetchmail can (I believe) be set to deliver directly through procmail or
> another MDA rather than by SMTP injection.
Yep - I run fetchmail with procmail as the mda (qmail / maildir users consider
maildrop)
something like:
defaults
forcecr
poll pop.gmx.net with proto pop3 no dns
user 'foo' with pass bar mda "sed -e '1s/^\t/Received: /'| formail |/usr/bin/procmail
-d mallet"
fetchall
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mallet @ cluestick.org + Wallopus Malletus Indigenensis
Cynic, n.:
One who looks through rose-colored glasses with a jaundiced
eye.
