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Re: how to configure fetchmail to multidrop mail into individual mailbox?

2001-02-06 03:05:54
From: "Clarence" <clarencelim(_at_)email(_dot_)com>
----- Original Message -----
From: Rob MacGregor <rob_macgregor(_at_)hotmail(_dot_)com>
To: <clarencelim(_at_)email(_dot_)com>; 
<fetchmail-friends(_at_)lists(_dot_)ccil(_dot_)org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: how to configure fetchmail to multidrop mail into individual
mailbox?



i am using run level 3, i have setup the symbolic link, what is the "S90" in
the link filename S90fetchmail means? I notice that I have S80qmail too.

Oooh, you're *that* new to *nix :-) The S means that the script is run on startup (when entering that run level), a K would mean the script was run on shutdown (when leaving that run level). The number indicates the order in which things are run. Lower level scripts are run first. This means that fetchmail (S90) starts after qmail (S80).

when I reboot my redhat, i was prompt for password for root(_at_)start which I
was never encounter before.
after giving the password, a few error shown by S90fetchmail. Have I done
the correct thing?

Umm, it sounds like you're running "fetchmail start", try looking at the scripts in /etc/rc.d/init.d already for how they should be written. If you can wait 8 or so hours I can email you my working config at home.

The script should be calling fetchmail with the --daemon argument when the script is given the start option. When it's given the stop option it should kill all the running fetchmail processes.

Next I log in as ROOT and I use "ps -A |more", I didn't see any process by
fetchmail, why?

When you fix the above you'll see them.

Rob

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