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fetchmail syntax error on mda line
- From: reader at newsguy dot com
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 20:06:13 -0600
- Subject: fetchmail syntax error on mda line
Running winxp home with cygwin
fetchmail release 6.2.5+NTLM+SSL+NLS
Just now setting up fetchmail/procmail after a previous unsuccessfull
attempt some mnths ago. I posted here on the earlier attempt and
received helpfull replies that are now somewhat dated I
suppose. (7/11/2005)
In that response it was suggested to use a line like:
mda "/usr/bin/*procmail* -f %F -d %T"
To pass mail to procmail.
Last time around my circumstances changed at about the time I was
working on this and I was able to return to my home linux setup where
I better understand how to set up these tools.
Now I'm back in a situation requiring me to work with winxp so back in
the soup.
Cutting to the chase: Using the `mda' line posted above I get a
syntax error:
Harry > fetchmail -v -c
fetchmail:/cygdrive/c/users/harry/.fetchmailrc:4: syntax error at MDA
cat .fetchmailrc (with protected passwd etc)
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set logfile /cygdrive/c/harry/t/var/log/fetchmail.log
## Set procmail as mail delivery agent
# MDA /usr/bin/procmail -d %T
mda "/usr/bin/procmail -f %F -d %T"
## reader@newsguy
poll pop.newsguy.com proto POP3 user xxxxx password xxxxx
## harryp@newsguy
poll pop.newsguy.com proto POP3 user xxxxx password xxxxx
## poll pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com proto POP3 user hgreader@sbcglobal.net password xxxxx
poll pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com proto POP3 user xxxxx password xxxxx
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