Re: [orca-list] GetMailRC or FetchMailRC File

[Tom Masterson <kd7cyu gmail com>]

As far as I know that will depend on the client and what it expects.  It 
may be that they will handle either.  Someone may have a better idea as I 
tend not to pull email off the server very often.

Tom


On Tue, 18 May 2021, Glenn K0LNY wrote:

> Tom,
> Which would be best for being able to import them into a client later?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Masterson" <kd7cyu gmail com>
> To: "Glenn K0LNY" <glennervin cableone net>
> Cc: <orca-list gnome org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 4:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] GetMailRC or FetchMailRC File
>
>
> The example and instructions on the linode site are fairly
> straightforward.  You should be able to pretty much use it and substitute
> what you need to change.  You need to know what protocol your mail server
> expects and the port which you should be able to find in whatever client
> you are using to access your email currently.  the only other thing then
> is whether you want it stored in a maildir or mbox format (getmail
> supports both).  That may to some degree depend on how you plan to read
> them later.
>
> Tom
>
>
> On Tue, 18 May 2021, Glenn K0LNY wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I'm having difficulties configuring both getmail and fetchmail RC files.
> > I plan on downloading all twenty years of my eMail from my ISP before they
> > delete everything in a couple weeks, as they are discontinuing eMail.
> > None of my clients have ever gotten more than a year or two back.
> > So I'm hoping one of these synchronization utilities will download
> > everything.
> > I've downloaded a sample RC file from the web, but it's difficult to make
> > sense of it.
> > I'm hoping someone could send me theirs without the password of course.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Glenn