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Ah very nice ... i award you all the points !!
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Ah very nice ... i award you all the points !!

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I have an open source email server (zimbra incase anyone is asking:-)<br />
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I use fetchmail to download messages from several different pop3 servers for users. I would like to use the 'option keep' but would like to then delete the messages from the pop3 serve after a specfied time period stretching from 3 days to a week.<br />
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is there a way to do this?<br />
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The functionality is simillar to oultooks 'leave messages on server' option
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I have an open source email server (zimbra incase anyone is asking:-)

I use fetchmail to download messages from several different pop3 servers for users. I would like to use the 'option keep' but would like to then delete the messages from the pop3 serve after a specfied time period stretching from 3 days to a week.

is there a way to do this?

The functionality is simillar to oultooks 'leave messages on server' option

Fetchmail: leav messages on server for 3 days

Interactions between email servers and clients are governed by email protocols. The three most common email protocols are POP, IMAP and MAPI. Most email software operates under one of these (and many products support more than one).  The correct protocol must be selected, and correctly configured, if you want your email account to work.

Email Protocols

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