From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bastien Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: How can all incoming emails be retained and copies are forwarded to gmail ?... Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:59:32 +0000 Message-ID: <87k5kgq7gb.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1204812083 17446 80.91.229.12 (6 Mar 2008 14:01:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 14:01:23 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Don Saklad Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Mar 06 15:01:47 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JXGfE-00020o-OT for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:01:41 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JXGeh-0000Kx-31 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:01:07 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JXGdL-0008Av-IK for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:59:43 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JXGdH-00085G-H0 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:59:42 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JXGdG-00084y-Uu for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:59:39 -0500 Original-Received: from hu-out-0506.google.com ([72.14.214.225]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JXGdG-0001y2-Ov for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:59:38 -0500 Original-Received: by hu-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id 23so1324184huc.1 for ; Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:59:37 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:received:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:references:user-agent:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:sender; bh=dl0ulhUxkO8MGD3dFR1jHdWb/FSsyo8naeli0SHmBEg=; b=psRk2UPOljoraukTDDNdlWE8avnDHep7+IGAVo+gk/MB/ue6QxVGaDUkcGmh8wVnJLW7miehkcHQ0qbeQEOHxvexf72waHILc9JsG7XzHuiQby1Fxcdj7VIObAGYNuvMn04B1hSQ8pRIQaaCyho0ZEhw5v9CdpId2I92eyAJILE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:references:user-agent:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:sender; b=CEfP3yAtRFo2CbK0zCwMnWkduJuEFLWn9BWfFzxBkhbET1MbpA0p3ATXoAWSygjXPErnp7E9Nyo6b5bcTBodPkTKkNmT308jmESuKGA+Jtg10pg10p80jc+x5vWJqlRYF/OehFR0cDuGLUNAcKTmpM6CcZwMLGc8frSlwQXiRc8= Original-Received: by 10.78.172.20 with SMTP id u20mr10430400hue.12.1204811977098; Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:59:37 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from bzg.ath.cx ( [81.99.213.34]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id b30sm4679625ika.11.2008.03.06.05.59.34 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:59:35 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by bzg.ath.cx (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 5711B157920; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 13:59:31 +0000 (GMT) In-Reply-To: (Don Saklad's message of "Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:44:46 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110007 (No Gnus v0.7) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:52094 Archived-At: Hi Don, Don Saklad writes: > On a debian linux system how can all incoming emails be retained > and copies of all emails are forwarded to gmail ?... particulars > include 1. If you don't use fetchmail already, install it. In a shell: ~$ sudo apt-get install fetchmail 2. If you don't use procmail already, install it. In a shell: ~$ sudo apt-get install procmail 3. Setup fetchmail to fetch your emails and to filter them thru procmail. Edit ~/.fetchmailrc like this: poll mail.server.org with proto POP3 user 'your_address@gmail.com' there with password 'your_password' is your_username here fetchall mda "/usr/bin/procmail -d your_user_name" Of course you have to replace mail.server.org, your_user_name and your_password with relevant values. 4. Edit ~/.procmailrc with this minimal setup: :0 c ! your_address@gmail.com That's it. You have told fetchmail to fetch your emails, to filter them through procmail and procmail will send a copy to your gmail account. > How can the mail transfer agent be identified?... maybe exim? You don't really need to know this. > How would a nonprogrammer, dyslexic maybe, ADD maybe, > set it up on a debian linux system?... ~$ man fetchmail ~$ man procmail ~$ man procmailex ... and good will. > In emacs, difficulty filtering the spamassassin headers not being a > programmer. First solve the first problems, then this one. > "Someday we'll have real computers and not have to know this stuff !" Trying to put a computer in slavery is the best way to stay a computer's slave. Learn computers, they will cooperate. HTH, -- Bastien