Difference between revisions of "Setting up Fetchmail"

Revision as of 10:18, 8 November 2013

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

To setup fetchmail:

Field	Description
Type	Select the protocol to retrieve 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 read emails as well.
Destination	Select the destination email address.
Active	Select to activate the fetchmail.

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 #Click '''Add new Account'''.
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+[[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]]
+[[File:Fetchmail screen.png|none|Fetchmail screen.png]]
+{| style="margin-left: 50px;  width: 500px" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
+|-
+! scope="col" | Field<br/>
+! scope="col" | Description<br/>
+|-
+| Type<br/>
+| Select the protocol to retrieve from the remote account.<br/>
+|-
+| Pop3/Imap Server<br/>
+| Enter the hostname of the remote mail server.<br/>
+|-
+| Username<br/>
+| Enter the username of the remote email account.<br/>
+|-
+| Password<br/>
+| Enter the user’s password.<br/>
+|-
+| Delete emails after retrieval<br/>
+| Select to delete emails automatically on the remote host after they have been retrieved.<br/>
+|-
+| Retrieve all emails (incl. read mails)<br/>
+| Select to retrieve read emails as well.<br/>
+|-
+| Destination<br/>
+| Select the destination email address.<br/>
+|-
+| Active<br/>
+| Select to activate the fetchmail.<br/>
+|}
 <ol start="5">
 <li>Click '''Save'''.</li>
 </ol>