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1. Necessary information

The first choice is to decide how fetchmail should start. If the mail server is on the other end of an expensive telephone or ISDN connection you want to start it rather seldom. In this case you let the computer start it at intervals by the clock. Interval in seconds must then be zero.

If the mail server is on the local network or if the computer is on a direct line to internet, fetchmail can be started frequently without extra cost. Set the interval in seconds to a reasonable value and click on the button for start at boot.

If the computer is booted frequently you may also decide to set the interval to zero and have it started at boot to get a one time retreival.

Or in the case you only want to create the configuration file or start fetchmail yourself: Click on manual start.


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