Fetchmailconf basics


  Fetchmail is used to fetch mail from a remote mail server. The remote
  server may be in the local network, it but will more often be a dis-
  tant server with a direct Internet connection. Fetchmail's job is done
  after mail has been transferred from the remote server to this com-
  puter. This is usually accomplished using sendmail at the receiving
  end. In this way, it possible to use sendmail's configuration as well.

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  The first choice is to decide how fetchmail should start. If the mail
  server is on the other end of an expensive telephone or ISDN
  connection, you may want to start it rather infrequently. In this
  case, you let the computer start it at intervals by the clock.
  Intervals in seconds must then be zero.

  If the mail server is on the local network or if the computer is on a
  direct line to internet, fetchmail can be started frequently without
  extra cost.  Set the interval in seconds to a reasonable value and
  select start at boot.

  If the computer is booted frequently you may also decide to set the
  interval to zero and have it started at boot to get a one-time
  retrieval.

  Or if you only want to create the configuration file or start
  fetchmail yourself, choose manual start.


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  Privilege for fetchmail basics is needed.


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  Using the check menu button, you can check the configuration file and
  see the resulting log information on screen.


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  See the man pages for fetchmail for further information.