"Kim" == Kim C Callis
<kcc(_at_)canda(_dot_)los-angeles(_dot_)ca(_dot_)us> writes:
Kim> Hello group, I am running a Linux box and use it to connect
Kim> to my ISP. Upon connecting, I use fetchmail to receive my
Kim> personal e-mail. Because I registered a domain, the ISP has
Kim> all mail sent to the domain placed in my popmailbox. This was
Kim> ok, prior to me adding extra users (who need to receive mail)
Kim> to my machine.
Kim> I was wondering if I could run fetchmail as user
Kim> root. Receive all the mail in /var/spool/mail/root, and then
Kim> use procmail to sort out the mail and attach it to the
Kim> appropriate /var/spool/mail/<login> folder.
I think you need to read the fetchmail manpage. Fetchmail handles
multiple local deliveries from multidrop mailboxes.
mp
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