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| author | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2004-01-13 08:46:00 +0000 |
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| committer | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2004-01-13 08:46:00 +0000 |
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Hotmail and Lycos recipe.
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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 4509ce00..28434382 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ content="Frequently asked questions about fetchmail."/> Page</a></td> <td width="30%" align="center">To <a href="/~esr/sitemap.html">Site Map</a></td> -<td width="30%" align="right">$Date: 2004/01/13 07:00:14 $</td> +<td width="30%" align="right">$Date: 2004/01/13 08:46:00 $</td> </tr> </table> @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ host?.</a><br/> <a href="#I2">I2. How can I use fetchmail with Demon Internet's SDPS?</a><br/> <a href="#I3">I3. How can I use fetchmail with usa.net's servers?</a><br/> <a href="#I4">I4. How can I use fetchmail with geocities POP3 servers?</a><br/> -<a href="#I5">I5. How can I use fetchmail with Hotmail?</a><br/> +<a href="#I5">I5. How can I use fetchmail with Hotmail or Lycos Webmail?</a><br/> <a href="#I6">I6. How can I use fetchmail with MSN?</a><br/> <a href="#I7">I7. How can I use fetchmail with SpryNet?</a><br/> <a href="#I8">I8. How can I use fetchmail with comcast.net?</a><br/> @@ -1971,12 +1971,24 @@ already been read.</p> Geocities are lame, you should boycott them anyway.</p> <hr/> -<h2><a id="I5" name="I5">I5. How can I use fetchmail with Hotmail?</a></h2> +<h2><a id="I5" name="I5">I5. How can I use fetchmail with Hotmail or Lycos Webmail?</a></h2> -<p>You can't, yet. But <a -href="http://linux.cudeso.be/linuxdoc/gotmail.php">gotmail</a> or -<a href='http://people.freenet.de/courierdave/'>HotWayDaemon</a> might -be what you need.</p> +<p>You can't directly. But you can use fetchmail with hotmail or lycos +webmail with the help of the <a +href='http://people.freenet.de/courierdave/'>HotWayDaemon</a> +daemon. You don't even need to install hotwayd as a daemon in +<filename>inetd.conf</filename> but can use it as a plugin. Your +configuration should look like this:<p> + +<pre> +poll localhost protocol pop3 tracepolls + plugin "/usr/local/sbin/hotwayd -l 0 -p yourproxy:yourproxyport" + username "youremail@hotmail.com" password "yourpassword" + fetchall +</pre> + +<p>As a second option you may consider using <a +href="http://linux.cudeso.be/linuxdoc/gotmail.php">gotmail</a>.</p> <hr/> <h2><a id="I6" name="I6">I6. How can I use fetchmail with MSN?</a></h2> @@ -3480,7 +3492,7 @@ does something like "date >> $HOME/Procmail/fetchmail.log".</p> Page</a></td> <td width="30%" align="center">To <a href="/~esr/sitemap.html">Site Map</a></td> -<td width="30%" align="right">$Date: 2004/01/13 07:00:14 $</td> +<td width="30%" align="right">$Date: 2004/01/13 08:46:00 $</td> </tr> </table> |