1getmail_fetch(1)                 User Commands                getmail_fetch(1)
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NAME

6       getmail_fetch  -  retrieve messages from one or more POP3 or POP3-over-
7       SSL mailboxes and deliver to a maildir,  mboxrd-format  mbox  file,  or
8       external MDA
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SYNOPSIS

11       getmail_fetch [OPTIONS] SERVER USERNAME PASSWORD DESTINATION
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DESCRIPTION

14       getmail_fetch  retrieves  messages from POP3 or POP3-over-SSL mailboxes
15       and delivers to a maildir, mboxrd, or external MDA.   This  command  is
16       intended  primarily  for  scripting,  and  as  such  does not require a
17       client-side configuration file, and does not record any state.
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19       The DESTINATION argument is interpreted as follows:
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21       If it begins with a dot or a slash and ends with a slash, it is assumed
22       to be a path to a maildir.
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24       If it begins with a dot or a slash and does not end with a slash, it is
25       assumed to be a path to an mboxrd file.
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27       If it begins with a pipe, it is assumed to be a path to an external MDA
28       command.   Note  that arguments can be included in this string by sepa‐
29       rating them by whitespace; untrusted data must  not  be  used  in  con‐
30       structing this string.
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OPTIONS

33       --version
34              show program's version number and exit
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36       -h, --help
37              show a short usage summary and exit
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39       -v, --verbose
40              output information messages while running
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42       -q, --quiet
43              output only on error
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45       -mFILE, --message=FILE
46              read  well-formatted  RFC822 message from FILE and deliver prior
47              to connecting to POP server
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49       -pPORT, --port=PORT
50              use port PORT instead of default (POP3: 110, POP3-over-SSL: 995)
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52       -d, --delete
53              delete messages from server after delivery
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55       -tTIMEOUT, --timeout=TIMEOUT
56              use timeout of TIMEOUT seconds instead of default 180
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58       -a, --apop
59              use APOP authentication
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61       -s, --ssl
62              use POP3-over-SSL
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AUTHOR

65       Written by Charles Cazabon.
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REPORTING BUGS

68       Report bugs to <charlesc-getmail-bugs@pyropus.ca>.
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70       IMPORTANT: include the output of getmail [options] --dump with any  bug
71       report.
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74       Copyright © 1998-2009 Charles Cazabon
75       This  is  free  software;  see the file COPYING for copying conditions.
76       There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY  or  FITNESS  FOR  A
77       PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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SEE ALSO

80       The  full documentation for getmail is maintained in HTML and plaintext
81       formats.  See the included files for details.
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