Changes between Version 17 and Version 18 of howto/SetupFetchmail

Timestamp:

Jun 14, 2014, 9:02:07 PM (10 years ago)

Author:

kurthindenburg (Kurt Hindenburg)

Comment:

Finally figured out to get the daemon poll to work

howto/SetupFetchmail

@@ -67 +67 @@
 === Step 4: ''starting the daemon'' ===
 
-Fetchmail is started using {{{launchd}}} which is controlled by the attached [attachment:org.macports.fetchmail.plist].
+Fetchmail is started using {{{launchd}}} which is controlled by macport's fetchmail installed {{{/opt/local/etc/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.fetchmail/org.macports.fetchmail.plist}}}
+
 
 "Note:"
@@ -74 +75 @@
 sudo ln -s /opt/local/etc/fetchmail /opt/local/etc/.fetchmail
 }}}
- * (As of Jun 2014), fetchmail.wrapper must be edited and the -d120 removed
+ * (As of Jun 2014), change fetchmail.wrapper such that the Start() looks like the below.
 {{{
 sudo vi /opt/local/etc/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.fetchmail/fetchmail.wrapper 
 }}}
+{{{
+Start()$
+{$
+     /opt/local/bin/fetchmail -f /opt/local/etc/.fetchmail --daemon=1200 --nodetach$
+}$
+}}}
+
 * (As of Jun 2014), org.macports.fetchmail.plist must be edited and these 2 lines added before the </dict></plist>
 {{{
 sudo vi /opt/local/etc/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.fetchmail/org.macports.fetchmail.plist
-
+}}}
+{{{
 <key>UserName</key>
 <string>_fetchmail</string>
 }}}
-
-"Note:"
-This setup currently only runs once at startup; it does not try to poll every so often.  Trying to have fetchmail detach will cause it to crash.
-  
 
 The attached [attachment:Restart_Fetchmail.command] command will stop and restart fetchmail which forces a re-read of the configuration files and triggers an immediate mail collection - quite helpful while debugging the system.