Difference between revisions of "Setting up Fetchmail"

Revision as of 14:31, 4 February 2014

With Fetchmail, you can retrieve emails from a remote POP3 or IMAP account and put them into a local mailbox.

To set up fetchmail:

Field	Description
Type	Select the protocol that is used to retrieve emails from the remote account.
Pop3/Imap Server	Enter the hostname of the remote mail server.
Username	Enter the username of the remote email account.
Password	Enter the user’s password.
Delete emails after retrieval	Select to delete emails automatically on the remote host after they have been retrieved.
Retrieve all emails (incl. read mails)	Select to retrieve all emails, including read emails.
Destination	Select the destination email address.
Active	Select to activate the fetchmail.

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-With Fetchmail, you can retrieve emails from a remote POP3 or IMAP account and put them into a local mailbox.
+With '''Fetchmail, '''you can retrieve emails from a remote POP3 or IMAP account and put them into a local mailbox.
 To set up fetchmail:
 #Go to the '''Email''' tab.
-#Under '''Fetchmail''', click '''Fetchmail'''.
+#Locate '''Fetchmail''', click '''Fetchmail'''.
 #Click '''Add new Account'''.
-::[[File:Add new fetchmail.png|none|Add new fetchmail.png]]
-<ol start="4">
-<li>Fill in the fields as follows:</li>
-</ol>
-::[[File:Fetchmail screen.png|none|Fetchmail screen.png]]
+[[File:Add new fetchmail.png|none]]
+::<br/>
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