On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 07:43:33AM -0600, Donald R. Spoon wrote: > Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > >hello all! > > > >when i boot up my system, it shows a message that reads - systemwide > >fetchmail not configured. > > > The only thing you have to do to get what you want is to create the > /etc/fetchmailrc file! This file is in the EXACT same format as your > ~/.fetchmailrc file in your home directory. The only difference is that > the /etc/fetchmailrc file should include ALL the entries from ALL the > users that get E-Mail.
is not there a way in which i can ask the fetchmail daemon to look for .fetchmailrc files in different user directories? > All of this is explained in the fetchmail "man" pages. It is tough > reading (quite long) but it IS there! There are some good examples of > fetchmailrc files near the end. sure i had read man pages. i posted becuase i wanted a specific behaviour and did not know how to get it. i have been able to generate my own .fetchmailrc file that does the job for me neatly > HINT: Read the "man" pages like you would a telephone book... not a > novel! Consider it a list of facts for a "lookup" of a specific piece > of information. Man pages become MUCH more friendly when you take this > perspective!! sure, i will keep this in mind. - sandip -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
