Getmail
This page describes getmail, a command-line tool for retrieving mails.
Installation
$ aptitude isntall getmail4
Example configuration: GMail backup
Create a ~/.getmail/gmail file:
[retriever]
type = SimpleIMAPSSLRetriever
server = imap.googlemail.com
username = foo@gmail.com
password = <your-password>
mailboxes = ("[Gmail]/All Mail")
port = 993
[destination]
type = Maildir
path = ~/GMail/
[options]
received = false
delivered_to = false
read_all = false
verbose = 2
message_log = ~/.getmail/gmail.log
message_log_verbose = true
Then run
$ getmail -r gmail
The initial run will fetch all mail. Subsequent executions will only fetch new mails.
Example configuration: deliver to dovecot
This examples fetches all mail from GMail and delivers it to a local Dovecot IMAP server.
Create a ~/.getmail/deliver file:
[retriever]
type = SimpleIMAPSSLRetriever
server = imap.googlemail.com
username = foo@gmail.com
password = <your-password>
mailboxes = ("[Gmail]/All Mail",)
port = 993
[destination]
type = MDA_external
path = /usr/lib/dovecot/deliver
arguments = ("-e", "-f", "%(sender)", "-d", "foo@example.com")
user = vmail
group = vmail
[options]
received = false
delivered_to = false
read_all = false
verbose = 2
message_log = deliver.log
message_log_verbose = true
The executor requires permission to invoke the deliver program as vmail user, so you may run it with sudo:
$ sudo getmail -g /home/<user>/.getmail/ -r deliver
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