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Dominique Leuenberger a13b814b9d Accepting request 1352190 from devel:kubic:containers
- Update to version 1778324988.c8c187b:
  * fetchmail: fix ownership and permission of /var/lib/fetchmail
  * fetchmail: make sure /var/lib/fetchmail exists
  * Remove busybox-coreutils if ca-certificates get's installed

OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/1352190
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/openSUSE:Factory/opensuse-fetchmail-image?expand=0&rev=6
2026-05-10 14:47:21 +00:00

fetchmail container

fetchmail retrievs mails and forwards them; it fetches the mail from remote IMAP or POP3 servers and forwards them to your local machine.

Guide

Run a new fetchmail instance

This fetchmail container requires a fetchmailrc configuration file provided by the user.

The command to run this container is:

podman run -d --rm --name fetchmail -v /etc/fetchmailrc:/etc/fetchmailrc:ro registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/fetchmail

Data persistence

fetchmail does not store anything local, but forwards all emails to a local mail system.

Fetchmail documentation

To read the current fetchmail documentation:

podman run registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/fetchmail man fetchmail

Supported environment variables:

  • DEBUG=0|1 Enables debug mode
  • TZ Timezone to use
  • POLLING_INTERVAL Interval to poll for new mails, default is 600
  • FETCHALL=[0|1] Retrieve both old (seen) and new messages, default 1
  • SILENT=[0|1] Suppresses all progress/status messages
  • SMTP_HOSTS Comma seprated list of hosts to forward mail to

Configuration file

  • /etc/fetchmailrc Configuration file for fetchmail
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