Server: Slackware 9.1
I use fetchmail to grab email from several accounts. I currently use
this line in the .fetchmailrc file:
mda "/usr/bin/procmail -d %T"

I then IMAP in to all my email using my main PC. Currently email saved
on the server is saved as files not a directory structure. Can I change
the mda line above to force email to be saved in directories?

Khris Wall wrote:

> Server: Slackware 9.1
> I use fetchmail to grab email from several accounts. I currently use
> this line in the .fetchmailrc file:
> mda "/usr/bin/procmail -d %T"
>
> I then IMAP in to all my email using my main PC. Currently email saved
> on the server is saved as files not a directory structure. Can I change
> the mda line above to force email to be saved in directories?

I'm not using procmail. But with fetchmail, the best approach is to create a
user specifically for mail service. Mine is called "mailservice". Then let
fetchmail run as that user. This overcomes the problem of fetchmail
retrieving mail only into the directory of the user who invoked it.
My .fetchmailrc looks like this:

set bouncemail
set no spambounce
set properties ""
set daemon 10
poll mail.speedfactory.net with proto POP3
timeout 30

user jimmyc
pass ******
to rebus

user irinamaslova
pass ******
to irina

The "to" line passes the mail to a mail spool belonging to that user. It
works like a champ.