-# .poprc sample
-#
-# $Log: sample.rcfile,v $
-# Revision 1.2 1996/06/26 19:09:01 esr
-# This is what I sent Harris.
-#
-# Revision 1.1 1996/06/25 16:50:31 esr
-# Initial revision
-#
-# Revision 1.2 1995/08/10 00:32:46 ceharris
-# Preparation for 3.0b3 beta release:
-# - added code for --kill/--keep, --limit, --protocol, --flush
-# options; --pop2 and --pop3 options now obsoleted by --protocol.
-# - added support for APOP authentication, including --with-APOP
-# argument for configure.
-# - provisional and broken support for RPOP
-# - added buffering to SockGets and SockRead functions.
-# - fixed problem of command-line options not being correctly
-# carried into the merged options record.
-#
-# Revision 1.1 1995/08/09 01:33:04 ceharris
-# Version 3.0 beta 2 release.
-# Added
-# - .poprc functionality
-# - GNU long options
-# - multiple servers on the command line.
-# Fixed
-# - Passwords showing up in ps output.
-#
+# fetchmail control file sample (remove this header comment from yours!)
#
# This file (or one of your own creation, rather) should be located
-# in your home directory with the name .poprc. Permissions on this
-# file may be no greater than -rw-------, or popclient will refuse to
+# in your home directory with the name .fetchmailrc. Permissions on this
+# file may be no greater than -rw------- (0600), or fetchmail will refuse to
# use it.
#
-# I'd like to point out here that I do not, repeat DO NOT, endorse
-# the use of plaintext passwords in the .poprc file. I include the
-# password option because SO MANY people asked me about having such
-# an option. I don't use it myself. And I recommend that you don't
-# use it.
+# To see what effect your ~/.fetchmailrc file has, do
#
-# I'd also like to point out that the syntax of this file is still
-# under development (during the 3.0 beta series of releases). If you
-# would like to suggest revisions, please do.
+# fetchmail --version
+#
+# This will display the fetchmail version number and an explanation
+# in English of what the currently set options and defaults mean.
#
# Comments begin with a '#' and extend through the end of the line.
# Blank lines between server entries are ignored.
# When there is a conflict between the command-line arguments and the
# arguments in this file, the command-line arguments take precedence.
#
-# Legal keywords are
-# server
-# protocol (or proto)
-# username (or user)
-# password (or pass)
-# remotefolder (or remote)
-# localfolder (or local)
-# mda
-# keep
-# flush
-# fetchall
-# nokeep
-# noflush
-# nofetchall
-#
-# Legal protocol identifiers are
-# pop2 (or POP2)
-# pop3 (or POP3)
-# imap (or IMAP)
-# apop (or APOP)
-# rpop (or RPOP)
+# The run control file format is fully described (with more examples) on the
+# fetchmail manual page.
#
-# Basic format is
-server SERVERNAME protocol PROTOCOL username NAME password PASSWORD
-# Example
-server pop.provider.net protocol pop3 username jsmith password secret1
-# Or, using some abbreviations
-server pop.provider.net proto pop3 user jsmith password secret1
+# This is what the former developer's .fetchmailrc looks like:
+
+set daemon 300 # Sleep 300 seconds after the poll, then poll again.
+
+defaults
+ # only poll when the sl0 interface is up (only available on some systems)
+ interface "sl0/10.0.2.15" # SLIRP standard address
+ # log in with name "esr" and do multidrop fetch for the users
+ # esr, fetchmail-friends, and magic-numbers
+ user esr is esr fetchmail-friends magic-numbers here
+ # fetch (and delete after retrieval) all messages
+ fetchall
+
+# Use this for production
+poll imap.example.org protocol IMAP:
+ # do not use MX lookups to check of server aliases, but pass
+ # them explicitly:
+ no dns, aka snark.thyrsus.com thyrsus.com locke.example.org example.org
+ password my_remote_password;
-# Multiple servers may be listed
-server pop.provider.net proto pop3 user jsmith password secret1
-server other.provider.net proto pop2 user John.Smith password My^Hat
+# Use this to test POP3
+skip pop3.example.org with protocol APOP:
+ # do not use MX lookups to check of server aliases, but pass
+ # them explicitly:
+ no dns, aka snark.thyrsus.com thyrsus.com locke.example.org example.org
+ password my_apop_secret;
-# Other possibilities (note use of \ to escape newline -- this is all
-# one server definition.
-server pop.provider.net \
- proto pop3 \
- user jsmith \
- pass secret1 \
- localfolder ~/mbox
+# Use this to test against a different server - it is skipped unless
+# you give its name on fetchmail's command line.
+skip pop3.netaxs.com:
+ password my_netaxs.password;
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