Some questions

Hi,

I've never used mutt before, but would like to try it.

How can I download all of my Yahoo mail (after it is downloaded I want
it deleted from the Yahoo mail server) and save it locally?

After I download the 5,000 messages how can I search for messages
which are "From:" a certain hostmask (such as "foo.unix.edu") and save
them in folder named 'foo'?

I need help setting up a .muttrc since I don't have one.

Zach

Any ideas, anyone?

Zach

* Zach Uram wrote :
> Any ideas, anyone?
>
> Zach

Any ideas about what? You haven't quoted anything?

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* Zach Uram wrote :
> Hi,
>
> I've never used mutt before, but would like to try it.
>
> How can I download all of my Yahoo mail (after it is downloaded I want
> it deleted from the Yahoo mail server) and save it locally?
>
> After I download the 5,000 messages how can I search for messages
> which are "From:" a certain hostmask (such as "foo.unix.edu") and save
> them in folder named 'foo'?
>
> I need help setting up a .muttrc since I don't have one.

Fetching mail is not mutt's job. It's a mail reader only, and it
does it very well.

For downloading from Yahoo type accounts, I believe there is
software available to do this. Something like ypops I think:
http://ypopsemail.com/

Hope that points you in the right direction.

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On 2008-09-24, Troy Piggins <usenet-0809@piggo.com> wrote:
> * Zach Uram wrote :
>>
>> I've never used mutt before, but would like to try it.
>>
>> How can I download all of my Yahoo mail (after it is downloaded I want
>> it deleted from the Yahoo mail server) and save it locally?

> Fetching mail is not mutt's job. It's a mail reader only, and it
> does it very well.

It may not be Mutt's job, but Mutt does a fine job of
"fetching" mail from IMAP servers and saving them locally (or
on another IMAP server.

Dunno if Yahoo supports IMAP access or not.

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Grant

Grant Edwards <grante@visi.com> disait le 09/24/08 que :

>
> It may not be Mutt's job, but Mutt does a fine job of
> "fetching" mail from IMAP servers and saving them locally (or
> on another IMAP server.

IMAP is different, because in IAMP the server stores the mailboxes. Thus
it is logical for mut to access them just as it accesses mbox or maildir.

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* Zach Uram:
>
> How can I download all of my Yahoo mail (after it is downloaded I want
> it deleted from the Yahoo mail server) and save it locally?

You can do that with mutt, but most of the time it is better to use
getmail or fetchmail to do that. I never used mutt for POP3 so I cannot
comment on that.

> After I download the 5,000 messages how can I search for messages
> which are "From:" a certain hostmask (such as "foo.unix.edu") and save
> them in folder named 'foo'?

In the index, press 'T' and enter '~ffoo.unix.edu'. That tags all
messages with foo.unix.edu in the From: header. Then press ';s' to save
all tagged messages to a mailbox you choose (either by entering it's
name, using tab-completion, or by tab'ing twice and using the browser).
If you enter a non-existant mailbox name manually you are asked whether
it should be created for you.

> I need help setting up a .muttrc since I don't have one.

Search for example muttrcs on the web. There are tons. Most things you
absolutely have to change when using other people's settings are obvious
(like your name and mail address).

J.
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Jochen Schulz <usenet-nospam@well-adjusted.de> wrote:
> * Zach Uram:
>>
>> How can I download all of my Yahoo mail (after it is downloaded I want
>> it deleted from the Yahoo mail server) and save it locally?
>
> You can do that with mutt, but most of the time it is better to use
> getmail or fetchmail to do that. I never used mutt for POP3 so I cannot
> comment on that.
>
>> After I download the 5,000 messages how can I search for messages
>> which are "From:" a certain hostmask (such as "foo.unix.edu") and save
>> them in folder named 'foo'?
>
> In the index, press 'T' and enter '~ffoo.unix.edu'. That tags all
> messages with foo.unix.edu in the From: header. Then press ';s' to save
> all tagged messages to a mailbox you choose (either by entering it's
> name, using tab-completion, or by tab'ing twice and using the browser).
> If you enter a non-existant mailbox name manually you are asked whether
> it should be created for you.
>
>> I need help setting up a .muttrc since I don't have one.
>
> Search for example muttrcs on the web. There are tons. Most things you
> absolutely have to change when using other people's settings are obvious
> (like your name and mail address).
>
> J.

I use getmail to download email. Works Great.
I think there is a sample Muttrc included in version 1.5.18.

On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:20:39 +1000, Troy Piggins <usenet-0809@piggo.com> wrote:
> * Zach Uram wrote :
>> How can I download all of my Yahoo mail (after it is downloaded I want
>> it deleted from the Yahoo mail server) and save it locally?
>>
>> After I download the 5,000 messages how can I search for messages
>> which are "From:" a certain hostmask (such as "foo.unix.edu") and save
>> them in folder named 'foo'?
>
> Fetching mail is not mutt's job. It's a mail reader only, and it
> does it very well.
>
> For downloading from Yahoo type accounts, I believe there is
> software available to do this. Something like ypops I think:
> http://ypopsemail.com/
>
Another option would be fetchmail found here:

http://fetchyahoo.twizzler.org/

It is a perl script and requires some additional perl modules.

I like it because it will use procmail to filter the incoming mail.

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Frank Hahn

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