Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of howto/SetupFetchmail

Timestamp:

06/04/08 02:38:24 (5 years ago)

Author:

martin.osx@…

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howto/SetupFetchmail

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 [wiki:howto <- Back to the HOWTO section]
 
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+= How to set-up fetchmail =
 
  * Audience: Advanced E-Mail setup
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 This How-to is part of the [wiki:howto/SetupFetchmail Fetchmail] ->  [wiki:howto/SetupPostfix Postfix] -> [wiki:howto/SetupDovecot Dovecot] advanced e-Mail set-up.
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+[wikipeadia:Fetchmail fetchmail] fetchmail is program used to collect e-mail from [wikipedia:Internet_service_provider internet service provider] and transfers them to the local [wikipedia:Mail_transfer_agent mail transfer agent] for further distribution.
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+[wikipeadia:Fetchmail fetchmail] can collect mail from various sources and for multiple users. With the setup described here the user does not need to start an [wikipedia:Email_Client] for collection to happen. In fact the user does not even need to be logged in. 
 
 == Installation ==