[KLUG Members] Fecthmail and loal pop server setup

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Quoting Adam Tauno Williams <adam at morrison-ind.com>:

> > Fectchmail can be used to download mail from remote mail server. Now how
> to
> > configure fetchmail to forward mails to local mail server.
> 
> ? I think this is the default behaviour.
> 
> >  I know fecthmail
> > can be run daemon mode. How to run fectchmail at startup time.
> 
> There should be a service file.
> 
> Something like "chkconfig fetchmail on"

I am using RHEL 3.0 and there is no file like that. I also expected the same
behaviour.

> >
> >  If I set poll
> > time for fetchmal for ten seconds 
> 
> Holy cow, 10sec seems kind of excessive.  Your ISP is likely to get
> pissed.

Then what you suggest? My company uses Proxy + for Intranet Mail . I want to
implement similar functinality with Linux. I do no how proxy+ download mails
from remote pop server.
> 
> > and during that if that client, try to access mail what will happen?
> 
> What mail store are you using.  If your using Cyrus you can put mail
> into and take mail out of a mailbox at the same time.  If your using UW
> (i.e. you have stuff in /var/spool/mail) you will have all kinds of
> problems and probably trash the mailbox.
> 
> Use Cyrus, except no substitutes.

As per our company policy   I have to use pop server.

Komal

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