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Article: 12430 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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From: "Matthew H. Gerlach" <matt@mhg3.sc.scruznet.com>
Subject: Re: ? Script for retrieving from POP3 server
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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I use pine 4.1, and it has no problem accessing remote POP servers.
There is also a tool called "fetchmail"
fetchmail(1) fetchmail(1)
NAME
fetchmail - fetch mail from a POP, IMAP, or ETRN-capable
server
SYNOPSIS
fetchmail [options] [mailserver...]
fetchmailconf
DESCRIPTION
fetchmail is a mail-retrieval and forwarding utility; it
fetches mail from remote mailservers and forwards it to
your local (client) machine's delivery system. You can
then handle the retrieved mail using normal mail user
agents such as elm(1) or Mail(1). The fetchmail utility
can be run in a daemon mode to repeatedly poll one or more
systems at a specified interval.
Mark Sapiro <msapiro@value.net> wrote:
> My main ISP has just separated its mail server from the server on which
> I have a (Unix) shell account. As a result, I am looking for a way to
> copy my mail from the mail server to a file on the local host. I am
> considering creating a Kermit script to talk POP3 protocol with the mail
> server for this purpose.
> Before I do this, I wonder if anyone has a Kermit script which either
> does this or which could be used as a base to save me some work.
> Also, is anyone aware of an existing application that can do this, not
> necessarily a Kermit script.
> Currently, I can use pine to access the remote mail and save it locally,
> but this is cumbersome and not really satisfactory as I have to save the
> messages one at a time, and pine alters the headers.
> --
> Mark Sapiro <msapiro@value.net> The highway is for gamblers,
> San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan