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— Deletes all previously viewed messages in the queue before retrieving new messages.
• flush
• limit max-number-bytes
in bytes that messages are allowed to be when retrieved by Fetchmail. This option is useful with
slow network links, when a large message takes too long to download.
• password ' password '
•
preconnect " command "
retrieving messages for the user.
• postconnect " command "
retrieving messages for the user.
— Activates SSL encryption.
• ssl
• user " username "
trieve messages. This option must precede all other user options.
11.3.3.5. Fetchmail Command Options
Most Fetchmail options used on the command line when executing the
the
.fetchmailrc
configuration file. These options are not used on the command line by most users because it is easier
to leave them in the
.fetchmailrc
There may be times when it is desirable to run the
particular purpose. It is possible to issue command options to temporarily override a
setting that is causing an error, as any options specified at the command line override configuration
file options.
11.3.3.6. Informational or Debugging Options
Certain options used after the
— Displays every possible option based on information from
• --configdump
Fetchmail defaults. No email is retrieved for any users when using this option.
— Executes Fetchmail in silent mode, preventing any messages, other than errors, from appear-
• -s
ing after the
fetchmail
— Executes Fetchmail in verbose mode, displaying every communication between Fetchmail
• -v
and remote email servers.
— Displays detailed version information, lists its global options, and shows settings to be used
•
-V
with each user, including the email protocol and authentication method. No email is retrieved for
any users when using this option.
11.3.3.7. Special Options
These options are occasionally useful for overriding defaults often found in the
— Fetchmail downloads all messages from the remote email server, whether new or previously
• -a
viewed. By default, Fetchmail only downloads new messages.
— Fetchmail leaves the messages on the remote email server after downloading them. This
• -k
option overrides the default behavior of deleting messages after downloading them.
• -l max-number-bytes
and to leave them on the remote email server.
— Replace
— Replace
— Replace
— Replace
— Replace
username
configuration options. In this way, Fetchmail may be used with or without a
file.
fetchmail
command.
— Fetchmail does not download any messages over a particular size
max-number-bytes
with the user's password.
password
with a command to be executed before
command
with a command to be executed after
command
with the username used by Fetchmail to re-
fetchmail
command can supply important information.
Chapter 11. Email
with the maximum size
command mirror
fetchmail
command with other options for a
.fetchmailrc
.fetchmailrc
.fetchmailrc
and
file.