Setting up mail fetchmail

I have otrs running on a windows server. I've read the otrs admin book and from that I just need to go to the C:\OTRS\otrs and edit the fetchmailrc.dist to use my mail server and login credentials. This is what confuses me from the instructions. You can use .fetchmailrc.dist in the home directory of OTRS and copy it to .fetchmailrc. Modify/change it for your needs. That is from the instructions, but I;m confused on what to do. Is .dist the extension? Can I make changes to .fetchmailrc.dist and just use that file or what? I'm really lost any help greatly appreciated. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze.

Jones OBrian wrote:
I have otrs running on a windows server. I've read the otrs admin book and from that I just need to go to the C:\OTRS\otrs and edit the fetchmailrc.dist to use my mail server and login credentials. This is what confuses me from the instructions. You can use .fetchmailrc.dist in the home directory of OTRS and copy it to .fetchmailrc. Modify/change it for your needs. That is from the instructions, but I;m confused on what to do. Is .dist the extension? Can I make changes to .fetchmailrc.dist and just use that file or what? I'm really lost any help greatly appreciated.
Just copy the .fetchmailrc.dist file in the home directory of OTRS to .fetchmailrc, like the instructions say. Then edit the .fetchmailrc file (don't edit .fetchmailrc.dist). Nils.

Do I create the .fetchmailrc when I copy .fetchmailrc.dist. If so what is the extension? Is it a batch file?
"Nils Breunese (Lemonbit Internet)"
I have otrs running on a windows server. I've read the otrs admin book and from that I just need to go to the C:\OTRS\otrs and edit the fetchmailrc.dist to use my mail server and login credentials. This is what confuses me from the instructions. You can use .fetchmailrc.dist in the home directory of OTRS and copy it to .fetchmailrc. Modify/change it for your needs. That is from the instructions, but I;m confused on what to do. Is .dist the extension? Can I make changes to .fetchmailrc.dist and just use that file or what? I'm really lost any help greatly appreciated.
Just copy the .fetchmailrc.dist file in the home directory of OTRS to .fetchmailrc, like the instructions say. Then edit the .fetchmailrc file (don't edit .fetchmailrc.dist). Nils. _______________________________________________ OTRS mailing list: otrs - Webpage: http://otrs.org/ Archive: http://lists.otrs.org/pipermail/otrs To unsubscribe: http://lists.otrs.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/otrs Support oder Consulting für Ihr OTRS System? => http://www.otrs.de/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Jones, OBrian wrote:
Do I create the .fetchmailrc when I copy .fetchmailrc.dist.
Yes.
If so what is the extension?
There is no extension. Since OTRS is mainly a Linux/Unix-world application you'll find this kind of files here.
Is it a batch file?
No, it is a configuration file. Nils Breunese.
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