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From: Chris McMahan <first_initiallastname@one.dot.net>
To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Old Problem: Pop3/ssl/gmail solved?
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:23:51 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <uskv1og88.fsf@one.dot.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <uod5rf0hu.fsf@gmail.com>


If you're willing to go this route, the Cygwin tools do include a full
version of fetchmail. I've been using it to fetch pop mail from my ISP
for several years.

http://cygwin.com/

In fact, if you're interested in getting gMail through the fetchmail
program, this site might also be of interest.

http://lifehacker.com/software/gmail/geek-to-live--back-up-gmail-with-fetchmail-235207.php

- Chris

rahed <raherh@gmail.com> writes:

> Robert Epprecht <epprecht@solnet.ch> writes:
>
>> Well it is not imap, but another solution you might not want:
>> You can always use fetchmail to fetch your mail from google, and then
>> read it with gnus. Of course you have to activate pop through googles
>> web interface first.
>
> Unfortunately fetchmail is not ported to Windows. (I've also tried
> several times gmail/pop with gnus but with no success.)
>
> -- 
> Radek

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  reply	other threads:[~2008-06-25 12:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-06-21 18:10 Memnon Anon
2008-06-22 15:53 ` Robert Epprecht
     [not found] ` <mailman.13739.1214227809.18990.info-gnus-english@gnu.org>
2008-06-23 21:01   ` Memnon Anon
2008-06-24 13:03   ` rahed
2008-06-25 12:23     ` Chris McMahan [this message]
2008-06-25 14:47       ` rahed

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