Mailscanner success now the next step

[Julian Field]

Look for "fetchmail" in the mailing list archive. It has been discussed
quite a few times before.

At 09:25 08/03/2004, you wrote:
>Thanks for the quick replu Julian and a great program ..... is there any
>documentation around this solution or an example config?
>
>I am still not getting my head around the config of this .....
>
>thanks
>
>-Matt
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Julian Field" <mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK>
>To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
>Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 7:54 PM
>Subject: Re: Mailscanner success now the next step
>
>
> > The usual solution to this, when using fetchmail (I hope getmail works in
>a
> > similar way), is to have fetchmail deliver the mail to localhost via SMTP,
> > at which point MailScanner will pick it up and scan it. Then have the MTA
> > deliver to local mailboxes.
> >
> > At 08:28 08/03/2004, you wrote:
> > >All ,
> > >
> > >have succesfully configured exim, mailscanner and f-prot under Debian
>woody.
> > >Now I want to get the mail that I normally would get via POP3 from other
> > >email accounts I have littered around the place and pass it through
> > >Mailscanner.
> > >
> > >What I want to do is use GETMAIL to retrieve the mail which then has to
>pass
> > >it through to Mailscanner (how) and then pass it into a MAILDIR under my
> > >/homedir after it has been scanned and antispammed.
> > >
> > >GETMAIL is no problem (to poll and download) but how do I send the email
> > >into mailscanner and have it drop into my MAILDIR without it going
>through
> > >the exim process again .... have searched the list and the nearest I
>could
> > >come up with is
> >
> >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0402&L=mailscanner&P=R24949&
>I=-1
> > >Unfortunately this is not enough info for me and I surely cant be the
>only
> > >one that wants to do this.
> > >
> > >any help is appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >thanks
> > >
> > >-Matt
> > >
> > >
> > >--
> > >This message has been scanned for viruses and
> > >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is
> > >believed to be clean.
> >
> > --
> > Julian Field
> > www.MailScanner.info
> > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support
> >
> > PGP footprint: EE81 D763 3DB0 0BFD E1DC 7222 11F6 5947 1415 B654
> >
> > --
> > This message has been scanned for viruses and
> > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is
> > believed to be clean.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>--
>This message has been scanned for viruses and
>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is
>believed to be clean.

--
Julian Field
www.MailScanner.info
MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support

PGP footprint: EE81 D763 3DB0 0BFD E1DC 7222 11F6 5947 1415 B654