Getting email from an external mailbox

0	Is there already an automated way to periodically get email from a mailbox handled elsewhere, without having to setup a cron job or similar? daemon email external asked 08 Apr '13, 05:09 tekNico 21●1●4 accept rate: 0%

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0	No, you would set up a cronjob to fetch the messages, I would use imapcopy as the application to set up with cron to sync the mailboxes. permanent link answered 08 Apr '13, 17:07 johns 5.4k●4●12 accept rate: 23%

0	If your external mail host provides forwarding features similar to ours, then you could simply forward mail to whatever address targets your WebFaction mailbox. permanent link answered 08 Apr '13, 17:15 seanf 12.2k●4●21●36 accept rate: 37%

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