Claus -
I read email from both my laptop and desktop machines (which are
each in different email domains, ISPs, etc), and I do this fairly simply
since my email server uses POP3 (I believe that something similar is
possible using IMAP, but I don't know exactly how to do it since I don't
have access to any mail servers which run IMAP). Just use fetchmail and
supply the UIDL keyword - now each host running email will d/l its own
copy of your mail (thus, both the laptop and the main PC will each have
the full set of email). Of course, you'll have to d/l and mark as read
email on 1 machine which you've already read on the other but that's
pretty trivial and easy. And using fetchmail makes it easy to use
procmail as well, which is a Good Thing.
Here's my fetchmail invocation from my .fetchmailrc:
poll <pop3 mail server> with proto POP3 uidl
user "<remote username>" there with password "<password>"
is "<local username>" here
options keep
Works okay for me and is fully automatic. No need for rsync, single
mutt running guarantees, etc.
/joel
Quoting Claus Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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>
> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 23:31:03 -0700
> From: Claus Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: How can I use mutt on disconnected laptops?
>
> I have a laptop which is sometimes disconnected from my main PC.
> I want to use mutt alternatingly on both systems, for the same
> inbox and mail folders.
> Does anyone have a proven method of doing that?
> Like that:
> work on main PC
> synchronize
> disconnect
> work on laptop
> connect
> synchronize
> ... [ start over ]
> 1. I'm thinking of using rsync for the mail folders. I'd have to use
> an mbox since rsync doesn't know about mail spool locking.
> Can I somehow run mutt in batch mode to move all mail from
> /var/spool/username to ~username/mbox before syncing?
> 2. Is there a better tool for handling mail boxes than rsync?
> One that merges two mailbox files but doesn't create
> duplicate identical messages?
> 3. I need to guarantee that mutt isn't running while I do the
> rsync, otherwise something will be corrupted.
> Is it possible to gracefully terminate a running mutt?
> killall -QUIT mutt
> mutt:
> -> kill editor
> -> postpone currently composed message
> -> do a `quit' (including expunge)
> -> remove pid file
> -> exit(0)
> wait for pid file to go away and rsync
> [ just dreaming ]
> If someone has experience with that situation I would
> appreciate scripts or comments; otherwise I'll experiment
> and perhaps report back.
> Regards,
> Claus
> - --
> Claus Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
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