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.
24 # localname (or local)
26 # remotename (or remote)
43 # Legal protocol identifiers are
51 # server SERVERNAME protocol PROTOCOL username NAME password PASSWORD
54 server pop.provider.net protocol pop3 username jsmith password secret1
56 # Or, using some abbreviations:
58 server pop.provider.net proto pop3 user jsmith password secret1
60 # Multiple servers may be listed
62 server pop.provider.net proto pop3 user jsmith password secret1
63 server other.provider.net proto pop2 user John.Smith password My^Hat
65 # Other possibilities (note use of \ to escape newline -- this is all
66 # one server definition.
67 server pop.provider.net \