Re: get mail from ssh

[woohsiaokuang@yahoo.com.cn (Wu XiaoGuang)]

woohsiaokuang@yahoo.com.cn (Wu XiaoGuang) wrote in message news:<8c53236b.0209141953.7df583fc@posting.google.com>...
> Hi, all:
>   I have a ssh account at remote server. Now I use a "silly" methord
> to fetch it.
>   First I use 'sftp' to login remote server, then I 'get' the mails in
> "~/Maildir/new/", after that, delete "new" mails in it, and quit
> 'sftp';
>   Then I put the new mails(with long name) in "~/.Maildir/new/";
> 
>   OK, now I could use 'gnus' to read it. :-)
> 
> 
> Here is part of my ".gnus":
> 
> (setq mail-sources '((pop :server "pop.mail.yahoo.com"
>                           :user "username"
>                           :password "secret")
>                       (maildir :path "~/.Maildir/"
>                               :subdirs ("cur" "new"))))

Thank you, Chan.
I install emacs-tramp-20020122 from MDL8.2 CD.
But my ssh account only support 'sftp' to transfer message.

Here is the error:
Mail source error ((error Out of band method `scp' not applicable for
remote shell asking for a password)).  Continue? (yes or no)