Using Fetchmail to get Gmail Emails into ~/Mails/inbox?

Xeratul · 04-21-2013, 04:06 AM

Hello,

I would like to know whether it is possible to
fetch the emails of gmail to a given directory?

If yes, could you please recommend an interesting
configuration .fechmailrc?

Fetchmailrc and its configuration is particularly tricky.

thank you in advance

unSpawn · 04-21-2013, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xeratul

Fetchmailrc and its configuration is particularly tricky.

You've been a member long enough now to know that shouldn't keep you from showing us what you actually tried.

Personally I use Getmail and a config for Gmail is a simple as

Code:

[retriever]
type = SimpleIMAPSSLRetriever
server = imap.gmail.whatever
username = user
password = pass

[destination]
type = Mboxrd
path = /some/path/some.mbox

[options]
verbose = 0

Xeratul · 04-21-2013, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unSpawn

You've been a member long enough now to know that shouldn't keep you from showing us what you actually tried.

Personally I use Getmail and a config for Gmail is a simple as

Code:

[retriever]
type = SimpleIMAPSSLRetriever
server = imap.gmail.whatever
username = user
password = pass

[destination]
type = Mboxrd
path = /some/path/some.mbox

[options]
verbose = 0

I have used getmail4 and offlineimap. both work.

However I have looked for a new alternative since my current machine has NOT python. yeap.
Getmail4 and offlineimap are both python based.

I have either to use gcc, libs to code myself something or look another solution.
I came to fetchmail which is basically coded in C(*).

...
(till now, after using fetchmail several years too, I do think that you cannot retrieve the imap gmail inbox to your local dir with fetchmail)
but getmail4 and offlineimap (python based) yes.

well, still unsolved till now.

(I need portability

)

(It seems that I will have to code sthg to avoid using python)

unSpawn · 04-21-2013, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xeratul

(..) I have looked for a new alternative since my current machine has NOT python.

It kind of helps to put all your requirements in the first post and I'm sure searching The-Site-Formerly-Known-As-Freshmeat, Sourceforge, Savannah.nongnu, Berlioz, Googlecode will yield IMAP tools written in C(*).

Xeratul · 04-22-2013, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unSpawn

It kind of helps to put all your requirements in the first post and I'm sure searching The-Site-Formerly-Known-As-Freshmeat, Sourceforge, Savannah.nongnu, Berlioz, Googlecode will yield IMAP tools written in C(*).

Thanks I will try to find out. I will search

I guess that I had troubles with fetchmail, and will try to dig into more in this direction. I havent manage to understand how fetchmail works.

http://easierbuntu.blogspot.co.at/20...fetchmail.html

man fetchmail will be my friend
and search.

thx