Setting up Fetchmail

Setting up Fetchmail

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

To set up fetchmail:

1. Go to the Email tab.
2. Under Fetchmail, click Fetchmail.
3. Click Add new Account.

4. Fill in the fields as follows:

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.

5. Click Save.