[fetchmail-users] .fetchids file location

[Gerard <ge...@se...>]

If I do not specify a location for the fetchmail .fetchids file, and
obviously I am using the 'uidl' option, exactly where is the file
created? I tried adding a: set idfile "/usr/home/gerard/.fetchids" in
the fetchmailrc file; however, the file was never created. Am I missing
something here? Even without that 'set' command, I could never locate
the file. Do I have to specifically enter a location for where the file
is to be created or do I have to create the file before I can use it;
i.e., like the 'log' file.

That brings me to a second question. Is there any way that fetchmail
can be configured to create its own log file sans the end user having
to create it, change ownership and permissions, etc, prior to starting
fetchmail?

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Gerard
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