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From: "Mr. Newt" <lektrikpuke@_yahoo.com>
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"Alan Connor" <zzzzzz@xxx.yyy> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 06:34:07 GMT, Mr. Newt <lektrikpuke@_yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > "Alan Connor" <zzzzzz@xxx.yyy> wrote in message
> > news:6GlTb.8917$uM2.5543@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> >> On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 04:47:27 GMT, Mr. Newt <lektrikpuke@_yahoo.com>
wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Hi,
> >> > I have mutt working and can receive mail via fetchmail (before
running
> >> > mutt)and send via ssmtp.  I receive an error message of no pop being
> >> > specified if I try to receive e-mail while in mutt.  I have specified
> > the
> >> > "send mail" in .muttrc. How do I specify "fetchmail" there, too?  I
> > would
> >> > like to be able to check mail when I specify (in mutt) instead of
having
> >> > fetchmail running in the background.
> >> > Thanks.
> >> > Robert
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> That Mutt command is only for its own pop retrieval utility, as far as
I
> > know.
> >>
> >> If you want to call fetchmail while in Mutt, just alias fetchmail to fm
> > and
> >> enter !fm while in Mutt and the mail will be on it's way.
> >>
> >> You could probably write a macro to simplify it even further...
> >>
> >> Mutt checks for new mail every 5 seconds by default.
> >>
> >> (this would be checking the LOCAL mailboxes, not the POP server)
> >>
> >> From the Manual:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  6.3.84.  mail_check
> >>
> >>   Type: number
> >>   Default: 5
> >>
> >>   This variable configures how often (in seconds) mutt should look for
> >>   new mail.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> AC
> >
> > Thanks.  That explains it.  =)
> > Robert
> >
> >
>
> Here's a macro for your .muttrc:
>
> macro index F  "!fetchmail^M"
> macro pager F  "!fetchmail^M"
>
>
> Now you can check the mail just by hitting F....
>
>
> That wipes out a pgp keybinding on my Mutt, but I don't do pgp.
>
>
> AC
>
>
Excellent!  Thanks.
Robert