Re: [PLUG] Receive POP3 Mail to MBox format

[David Kaplowitz <mailinglists@kaplowitz.net>]

> I am looking for an utility that can receive mail from a POP3/IMAP 
> server and save the mails in mbox mail format. This is a very high 
> priority work for me now, if anyone can get back with a possible 
> example (configuration script, ini file), it will save me lot of sweat.

Have you tried a fetchmail/procmail combination? That's what I use. And 
though I use maildir format, IIRC I had to specifically tell procmail 
_not_ to use mbox format.

The .fetchmailrc is simple, the format is:

poll mail.yourserver.com protocol POP3 user "yourusername" password 
"yourpassword"

The .procmailrc is slightly more complicated, because you can do a ton 
of incredible things with it. I'll leave it to you to figure out the 
best config for your scenario.

Good luck,

Dave
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