Re: fetchmail for POP3 on WinDOS 2000

[calmar <mac@calmar.ws>]

Michael R. Wolf <MichaelRWolf@att.net> writes:

>
> I'm still running in a biforcated world. gnus thinks I'm on a WinDOS
> machine, ergo the "C:/"-rooted path, but fetchmail is being run from
> cygwin and has a "/"-rooted path. Configure as necessary.
>
That's exactly what I tried to do today with no success.
I tried to use cygwin - fetchmail but called from outsite the
cygwin environment -- but like this, fetchmail obviously can't
find the /var/spool/mail folder.
I also didn't find any solution to change this in a 'windows
path' unfortunately.

So my question: how can you start the fetchmail in the cygwin
environment let's say with the windows start up?

Many Thanks for any hints ..


PS: when I can't find a solution for this, I will need to use
Hamster, which (I don't really know why) I don't really like :)

> ================================================================
>
> ;;; ~/.gnus
> (add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods '(nnml ""))
> (setq mail-sources
>       '(
>         (file :path "c:/cygwin/var/spool/mail/toshiba"
>               :plugged t
> 	      )
>
> ================================================================
>
> # .fetchmailrc
>
> set daemon 300
> set logfile "/cygdrive/c/Mail/fetchmail.log"
>
> # MichaelRunningWolf@att.net ================
> poll ipostoffice.worldnet.att.net 
>     port 995
>     protocol pop3
>     username "MichaelRunningWolf" there is "toshiba" here
>     password "****"
>     ssl
>     mda '/usr/bin/procmail -d %T'
>
> # MichaelRWolf@att.net ================
> poll ipostoffice.worldnet.att.net 
>     port 995
>     protocol pop3
>     username "MichaelRWolf" there is "toshiba" here
>     password "****"
>     ssl
>     mda '/usr/bin/procmail -d %T'
>
> # MBalenger@att.net ================
> poll ipostoffice.worldnet.att.net 
>     port 995
>     protocol pop3
>     username "MBalenger" there is "toshiba" here
>     password "****"
>     ssl
>     mda '/usr/bin/procmail -d %T'
>
> #  WolfENT@oz.net ================
> # TODO -- still prompts for password over dial-up
> poll mail.oz.net
>     protocol pop3
>     interval 12
>     username "wolfent" there is "toshiba" here
>     password "****"
>     mda '/usr/bin/procmail -d %T'
>
> ================================================================

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