You can configure fetchmail to grab email from more than one server - I'm doing that now at home. I have a workstation VM that runs fetchmail - one to pull mail from my mailserver and the other from Road Runner - one config file, 2 different remote email accounts - 1 local user account... On Fri, 18 Dec 2009, Davy Leon wrote: > Actually I'm using POP3, but just looking for improvements in speed. Plus, > fetchm,ail doesn't allow fetch more than one account at a time, and it's > kind slow in the secure handshaking. There is another package should I > "explore" using it to improve speed? > > Thanks for your answer > > David > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Mathis" <brian.mathis at gmail.com> > To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos at centos.org> > Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 10:27 AM > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Fetchmail question > > > On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Davy Leon <davy at scu.escambray.com.cu> > wrote: >> Hi folks >> >> This question is about fetchmail running on my Centos 5.3 box. >> I need to fetch my email from different accounts living on remote servers >> and drop it on my local mailbox. >> The question is wich way is faster for fetchmail... using POP3 or IMAP? >> >> Thanks >> David > > Not sure I could say which is faster, but POP3 is more simple and is > intended for what you are doing. IMAP is meant to have all messages > stored on the server and thus supports folders and other more advanced > features. > > Based on what you are trying to accomplish, I would use POP3. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > Scot P. Floess 27 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 252-478-8087 (Home) 919-890-8117 (Work) Chief Architect JPlate http://sourceforge.net/projects/jplate Chief Architect JavaPIM http://sourceforge.net/projects/javapim Architect Keros http://sourceforge.net/projects/keros