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meino.cramer@×××.de writes: |
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> Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com> [09-09-21 04:25]: |
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>> Ward Poelmans <wpoely86@×××××.com> writes: |
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>> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 17:34, <meino.cramer@×××.de> wrote: |
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>> >> |
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>> >> When using the line: |
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>> >> |
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>> >> @ 5 fetchmail -a |
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>> >> |
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>> >> nothing happens: The mail remains on the server and can be downloaded |
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>> >> with |
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>> >> |
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>> >> fetchmail -a |
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>> >> |
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>> >> from the commandline. |
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>> >> May be I am a little overhacked today...but what the hack I am doing |
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>> >> wrong here? |
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>> > |
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>> > Are you sure the cron job runs? Check the logs. Or try adding: |
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>> > */5 * * * * fetchmail -a |
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>> > in your cron file. |
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>> |
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>> Another way to go at it might be to use fetchmails' built in daemon |
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>> mode (fetchmail -d INTERVAL). And forget about cron. |
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> |
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> fcron does run (see my previous mail). |
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> I will try the daemon mode. What will be the best place to fire up |
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> fetchmail then? |
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> ...but I am still curious what prevents the call by fcron, since this |
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> is also recommended by some howtos... |
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Have you tried to write a shell script calling fetchmail and call that from fcron? |
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@ 5 /wherever/your/script/is.sh |
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-- |
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I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts |
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to bite people themselves. |
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-- August Strindberg |
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