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Python - fetchmail to execute command based on email subject

I am wanting to control a remote system based on an email inbox. For example, a email account with a message in it, with a subject of "Start motor". I have fetchmail retrieving one message and outputting it into file. Is there an option to just…
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fetchmail forwarding to gmail via procmail - what is happening?

I've set up fetchmail with the following configuration poll my.exchange.server protocol IMAP user "my_name" password "my_pass" smtpname "my_gmail_account@gmail.com" ssl keep no rewrite mda "/usr/bin/procmail -f %F -d…
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How to forward emails to PHP script?

I'm trying to figure out how I can forward (or pipe) an email to a PHP script using fetchmail. I've never done this and am not even sure if I'm on the right track. From what I've read I think I need to use an MDA to forward the mail. I'm using…
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How to split single mail with procmail?

I have a quarantine folder that I periodically have to download and split by recipient inbox or even better split each message in a text file. I have c.a. 10.000 mails per day and I'm coding something with fetchmail and procmail. The problem is that…
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Fetchmail and Server certificate verification error: unable to get local issuer certificate

ok, this familiar question, not sure what I am missing to still get the local issuer certificate as when I ran the check with openssl I got success. I was under the impression all I needed was the Global CA certificate (the openssl shows that it is…
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How do Apple Mail and Thunderbird apps fetch emails in real time?

I am trying to read my emails from a terminal using fetchmail, procmail and mutt. I can fetch my emails almost in real time using fetchmail daemon to fetch every 5 seconds over IMAP or POP. This solution works on both Mac and Linux, but I would like…
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Cannot fetch email with large attachment

I use fetchmail to fetch emails from my Gmail account. But when the mail attachment is very large(like more than 20M), the mail will not be fetched to my local mail inbox. How to force the fetchmail to download such a large email(Maybe it's the…
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Need to fetch email from mail server immediately

I would like to "misuse" my email a little for a printing work. I have the whole setup ready but lack how to get my emails from my mailserver immediately as soon they arrive. In short I will get an email with a pdf attachment and need to print the…
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Fetchmail: Is it possible to retrieve remote folders and put these into specific local folders?

I'd like to keep my Sent (Draft etc) emails in sync between a Zimbra hosted email provider's and my own server. Apparently fetchmail does not automatically download all folders, just the inbox. What is the best practice to keep both in sync?
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After upgrade to OSX Mavericks, fetchmail fails to call procmail

I just upgraded from OSX Snow Leopard to Mavericks, and now fetchmail fails to invoke procmail. Mutt is also not working, but that is a different story. The following poll (with names changed) has worked for several years: poll pop.1and1.com …
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fetchmail: benefits of having ssl certificate and fingerprint checking

I am trying to decide on a new e-mail service. I use fetchmail to fetch my e-mail and process it using procmail. Some of the email services (etc. gmx.com, outlook.com, etc) do not seem to require the certificate and the fingerprint checked. Some…
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Download mail using IMAP with fetchmail

I need to download all mail messages from a mail account with fetchmail. When I try with POP3 I can download all mail correctly in this format: [root@srv root]# ls /home/mail_import/MAIL_USER/new/ 1453828024.7837_0.srv 1453828029.7843_0.srv But…
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MRA + MDA for Thunderbird 24

I'm looking for a combination of MRA and MDA for Thunderbird to fulfill the task "Mirror mails from AOL account locally (mirror as in retrieve and store in a standardized format (maildir, mbox or database)) and display and operate on them (IMAP ops,…
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