Re: fetchmail question

[Andre Berger <uzscd5@uni-bonn.de>]

Andre Berger <uzscd5@uni-bonn.de> writes:

> "john smith" <inquirer23@hotmail.com> writes:
> 
> > hey,
> > 
> > I would like to know how to configure fetchmail to run in the background 
> > when I connect to my isp and collect my mail and polls my mail server every 
> > hour while I am connected and then exits automatically if I disconnect to my 
> > isp.
> > 
> > thanks in advance
> > 
> > sincerely,
> > 
> > john
> 
> /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/fetchmailstarter
> 
>         #!/bin/sh
>         su - $YOURUSER -c 'fetchmail -d 3600'
> 
> /etc/ppp/ip-down.d/fetchmailstopper
> 
>         #!/bin/sh
>         su - $YOURUSER -c 'fetchmail -q'
>         kill -9 $(cat /home/$YOURUSER/.fetchmail.pid 2>/dev/null) 2>/dev/null
> 
> Could also be put in a loop for more than one user.

Sorry, must be

        su - -c 'fetchmail -d 3600 ' $YOURUSER

resp.

        su - -c 'fetchmail -q' $YOURUSER

Should get me stronger glasses...

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Andre Berger                                [andre.berger@topmail.de]