Comments on: Gmail Backups with fetchmail on OS X http://hasseg.org/blog/post/161/gmail-backups-with-fetchmail-on-os-x/ Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:41:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ali Rantakari http://hasseg.org/blog/post/161/gmail-backups-with-fetchmail-on-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-5008 Ali Rantakari Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:20:13 +0000 http://hasseg.org/blog/?p=161#comment-5008 I've updated the post with some info about specifying an alternate location for the mail spool file. I’ve updated the post with some info about specifying an alternate location for the mail spool file.

]]> By: Jim http://hasseg.org/blog/post/161/gmail-backups-with-fetchmail-on-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-2884 Jim Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:31:29 +0000 http://hasseg.org/blog/?p=161#comment-2884 You may need to edit c_rehash or create a link to make it work. On my new osx box it referenced /usr/bin/perl5 which doesnt exist, /usr/bin/perl linked to the newest version (>5) so I just enabled root and removed the '5' from c_rehash and things worked great. Thanks for the way to automate gmail backups. You may need to edit c_rehash or create a link to make it work. On my new osx box it referenced /usr/bin/perl5 which doesnt exist, /usr/bin/perl linked to the newest version (>5) so I just enabled root and removed the ’5′ from c_rehash and things worked great.

Thanks for the way to automate gmail backups.

]]> By: Parnell Springmeyer http://hasseg.org/blog/post/161/gmail-backups-with-fetchmail-on-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-2073 Parnell Springmeyer Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:53:26 +0000 http://hasseg.org/blog/?p=161#comment-2073 Excellent article! It is thorough, well written, and helpful. Wanted to also comment and say that this method works flawlessly with 10.6 (I didn't think 10.6 would break anything, but you never know). Excellent article! It is thorough, well written, and helpful.

Wanted to also comment and say that this method works flawlessly with 10.6 (I didn’t think 10.6 would break anything, but you never know).

]]> By: Gary http://hasseg.org/blog/post/161/gmail-backups-with-fetchmail-on-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-2026 Gary Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:17:06 +0000 http://hasseg.org/blog/?p=161#comment-2026 Hi, I have the same symptom as Christian Bender. When I run the openssl command, I get a certificate chain with two certificates in it. I've tried using each one separately as my gmailpop.pem, and both of them get hashed alright, but fetchmail complains. Which of the certificates in the chain are we supposed to use? Or are we supposed to combine them somehow? Thanks for your help with this. I tried getting backup-gmail to work, but it's closed-source and not designed for Mac OS X. Your solution seems superior. Hi,
I have the same symptom as Christian Bender. When I run the openssl command, I get a certificate chain with two certificates in it. I’ve tried using each one separately as my gmailpop.pem, and both of them get hashed alright, but fetchmail complains.

Which of the certificates in the chain are we supposed to use? Or are we supposed to combine them somehow?

Thanks for your help with this. I tried getting backup-gmail to work, but it’s closed-source and not designed for Mac OS X. Your solution seems superior.

]]> By: liam http://hasseg.org/blog/post/161/gmail-backups-with-fetchmail-on-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-2000 liam Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:33:54 +0000 http://hasseg.org/blog/?p=161#comment-2000 Great post!! Thanks so much! Great post!! Thanks so much!

]]> By: Christian Bender http://hasseg.org/blog/post/161/gmail-backups-with-fetchmail-on-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-1965 Christian Bender Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:07:17 +0000 http://hasseg.org/blog/?p=161#comment-1965 Ich denke ich habe eigentlich alles wie hier beschrieben gemacht. Aber es klappt leider nicht. "… fetchmail: Server certificate verification error: unable to get local issuer certificate fetchmail: Certificate/fingerprint verification was somehow skipped! fetchmail: SSL connection failed. …” Liegt das an Gmail oder an Snow Leopard oder an mir??? Ich denke ich habe eigentlich alles wie hier beschrieben gemacht. Aber es klappt leider nicht.
“…
fetchmail: Server certificate verification error: unable to get local issuer certificate
fetchmail: Certificate/fingerprint verification was somehow skipped!
fetchmail: SSL connection failed.
…”
Liegt das an Gmail oder an Snow Leopard oder an mir???

]]> By: Ali Rantakari http://hasseg.org/blog/post/161/gmail-backups-with-fetchmail-on-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-1953 Ali Rantakari Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:19:24 +0000 http://hasseg.org/blog/?p=161#comment-1953 Hi Anuj, The reason I didn't do it that way is because I wanted to automate this process and have it run in the background instead of having to remember to open Thunderbird and refresh it at regular intervals. But of course if you use Thunderbird as your main mail client anyway, this is a good tip if it indeed accomplishes the same thing. Hi Anuj,

The reason I didn’t do it that way is because I wanted to automate this process and have it run in the background instead of having to remember to open Thunderbird and refresh it at regular intervals. But of course if you use Thunderbird as your main mail client anyway, this is a good tip if it indeed accomplishes the same thing.

]]> By: Anuj Gakhar http://hasseg.org/blog/post/161/gmail-backups-with-fetchmail-on-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-1952 Anuj Gakhar Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:10:45 +0000 http://hasseg.org/blog/?p=161#comment-1952 Why not just map your ThunderBird to use IMAP to get email from Gmail and make it available for offline access. I have done that and as long as I have ThunderBird open, I have a exact mirror copy of my gmail account in Thunderbird, available offline. Why not just map your ThunderBird to use IMAP to get email from Gmail and make it available for offline access. I have done that and as long as I have ThunderBird open, I have a exact mirror copy of my gmail account in Thunderbird, available offline.

]]> By: antónio http://hasseg.org/blog/post/161/gmail-backups-with-fetchmail-on-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-1899 antónio Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:29:31 +0000 http://hasseg.org/blog/?p=161#comment-1899 Yes, I had that enabled and on the setting it stated that all the mail since '06 would be downloaded. It seemed to work on a windows machine I'm about to turn off in a few days. Turns out I had to reset the same setting so it would download everything. I got it to work with thunderbird as well (though some messages are appearing with duplicates), but I'm still a newbie as far as launchd and launchctl are concerned. I've got the .plist file according to Apple's and I've loaded the job, but it hasn't updated yet. Yes, I had that enabled and on the setting it stated that all the mail since ’06 would be downloaded. It seemed to work on a windows machine I’m about to turn off in a few days. Turns out I had to reset the same setting so it would download everything. I got it to work with thunderbird as well (though some messages are appearing with duplicates), but I’m still a newbie as far as launchd and launchctl are concerned. I’ve got the .plist file according to Apple’s and I’ve loaded the job, but it hasn’t updated yet.

]]> By: Ali Rantakari http://hasseg.org/blog/post/161/gmail-backups-with-fetchmail-on-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-1897 Ali Rantakari Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:29:15 +0000 http://hasseg.org/blog/?p=161#comment-1897 Hi António, Have you made sure that you selected "Enable POP for all mail (even mail that's already been downloaded)" in GMail's settings, instead of "Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on"? Hi António,

Have you made sure that you selected “Enable POP for all mail (even mail that’s already been downloaded)” in GMail’s settings, instead of “Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on”?

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