1 # fetchmail control file sample
3 # This file (or one of your own creation, rather) should be located
4 # in your home directory with the name .fetchmailrc. Permissions on this
5 # file may be no greater than -rw-------, or fetchmail will refuse to
8 # To see what effect your ~/.fetchmailrc file has, do
12 # This will display the fetchmail version number and an explanation
13 # in English of what the currently set options and defaults mean.
15 # Comments begin with a '#' and extend through the end of the line.
16 # Blank lines between server entries are ignored.
17 # Keywords and identifiers are case sensitive.
18 # When there is a conflict between the command-line arguments and the
19 # arguments in this file, the command-line arguments take precedence.
26 # remotefolder (or remote)
27 # localfolder (or local)
42 # Legal protocol identifiers are
50 # server SERVERNAME protocol PROTOCOL username NAME password PASSWORD
53 server pop.provider.net protocol pop3 username jsmith password secret1
55 # Or, using some abbreviations:
57 server pop.provider.net proto pop3 user jsmith password secret1
59 # Multiple servers may be listed
61 server pop.provider.net proto pop3 user jsmith password secret1
62 server other.provider.net proto pop2 user John.Smith password My^Hat
64 # Other possibilities (note use of \ to escape newline -- this is all
65 # one server definition.
66 server pop.provider.net \