Fetchmail & smtphost

Discussion in 'Server Operation' started by thn80, Aug 3, 2023.

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  1. thn80

    thn80 New Member

    Hello,

    I have two questions about Fetchmail when forwarding received (IMAP) mails via 'smtphost' to another server.
    1) Is it required to have an MTA (e.g. Postfix) installed on the system to make Fetchmail able to use smtphost or is Fetchmail able to do this on its own?
    2) How will Fetchmail behave in case the smpthost is (temporarly) not available? Will it buffer the mails or will it simply not retrieve the mails via IMAP/POP3 until the smtphost is available again?

    Thanks a lot in advance,

    Thomas
     
  2. Th0m

    Th0m ISPConfig Developer Staff Member ISPConfig Developer

    Fetchmail uses IMAP/POP3 to fetch emails, so I think you are misunderstanding something. What are you trying to do?
     

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