Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

[Matthias A. <mat...@gm...>]

Lovell Mcilwain <lov...@gm...> writes:

> Can anyone tell me how I can use fetchmail and procmail to be able to  
> download mail from two separate accounts to two separate local accounts?
>
> I already have a local account (user1) that is downloading mail from  
> my gmail account. Now I am trying to setup another account (user2) to  
> be able to download my work email (so I can keep both account emails  
> separate).
>
> When I attempt this I get the following error when trying to run  
> fetchmail as user2:
> ===============
> [user2@linux ~]$ fetchmail -c
> fetchmail: can't check mail while another fetchmail to same host is  
> running.
> ===============
>
> I assume I am getting this error because the fetchmail daemon is  
> already running on user1.

As long as user1 and user2 have *distinct* home directories, that
shouldn't be a problem, user1 and user2 can both be running a fetchmail
daemon at the same time -- unless they are sharing the same home
directory.

-- 
Matthias Andree