3 getmail

Stefan edited this page 2018-08-12 14:56:03 +02:00

getmail - retrieve messages from one or more POP3, IMAP4, or SDPS mailboxes and deliver to a maildir, mboxrd-format mbox file, or external MDA

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[retriever]
type = SimpleIMAPSSLRetriever
server = imap.server.tld
username =  username
password = password
mailboxes = ("INBOX","Sent Items", "Spam", "Trash", "Sent", "Archive")
[destination]
type = MDA_external
path = /usr/bin/procmail 
arguments = ("-f", "%(sender)", "~/.procmail/accountname.rc")
[options]
verbose = 1
read_all = false
delete = false
message_log = ~/.getmail/log

Delete mails after 7 days delete_after = 7

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