configuring rmail in emacs to download pop email from gmail

configuring rmail in emacs to download pop email from gmail

[rscottfree]

I'm using the emacs 21.4 and rmail to try and fetch my email from my
gmail account using their pop.gmail.com server.  It doesn't work.  I've
set the MAILSERVER and usernames correctly, but I think there is a
problem with the fact that gmail uses ssl.  Has anyone successfully set
up rmail to get gmail?

here are my config lines in my .emacs file:

(defconst user-mail-address "mymail@gmail.com")
(setenv "MAILHOST" "pop.gmail.com")
(setq rmail-primary-inbox-list
       '("po:mymail@gmail.com") rmail-pop-password-required t)

Any help?

Thanks

Re: configuring rmail in emacs to download pop email from gmail

[Phillip Lord]

>>>>> "R" == rscottfree  <rscottfree@gmail.com> writes:

  R> I'm using the emacs 21.4 and rmail to try and fetch my email from
  R> my gmail account using their pop.gmail.com server.  It doesn't
  R> work.  I've set the MAILSERVER and usernames correctly, but I
  R> think there is a problem with the fact that gmail uses ssl.  Has
  R> anyone successfully set up rmail to get gmail?

  R> here are my config lines in my .emacs file:

  R> (defconst user-mail-address "mymail@gmail.com") (setenv
  R> "MAILHOST" "pop.gmail.com") (setq rmail-primary-inbox-list
  R>        '("po:mymail@gmail.com") rmail-pop-password-required t)

  R> Any help?


As far as I can tell, the pop support for emacs, won't do SSL
encrypted transport which gmail requires. This is a pity; it does work
for imap for instance. 

So, I don't think this is going to work for you. You would need to use
fetchmail or something similar to get the mail locally, then use emacs
to use that. 

Phil