Q. How do I fetch email from a remote server to a local user mailbox (localhost or desktop Linux system) ?
A. You need to use simple program called fetchmail. It is an utility which retrieves email from remote mailservers and delivers it to the local mail server or MTA. The fetchmail utility supports following common mail-retrieval protocols:
POP3
IMAP4
POP2 etc
You need to create a .fetchmailrc file in your home directory i.e. /home/you/.fetchmailrc and setup permission to 644.
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i want to configure of redhat linux server and configure so pleas help me how to configure web server and mail server and samba server ftp & telnet & scp & ssh & squide proxy & firewall with ip table and more so pleas help me and send me document off this particular topik
How can i open file with .laf extensions in
linux and windows?what application requires for it?
I need to fetch my gmail inbox or any other inbox to my system (web site) ? Can you help me ?
hello
I am able to fetch the mails from remote server and able to deliver to local mail-box.
But i am unable deliver bcc emails
Please Help Me
Vivek
hi,
can someone please suggest any alternative for fetchmail, i’m using fetchmail with catchall account on my hosting but its giving problem in fetching mail like delivering mails of one user to another or not fetching mails with bcc headers