getmail, dovecot, virtual users

[Robert Schetterer]

Am 05.03.2018 um 15:46 schrieb David Mehler:
> Hello,
> 
> I've got a dovecot setup with virtual users coming from a MySQL
> database. The only system user I have is the vmail owner of the email
> store. What i'd like to do is use the program getmail to back up my
> gmail account and place that in my user's virtual mail store. I'm
> having issues making the configuration file and where to put it.
> Should it go in the virtual user's home directory or somewhere else
> and run by which user root or the vmail user?
> 
> If anyone has this working any suggestions appreciated.
> 
> Thanks.
> Dave.
> 

here is a example

https://blog.sys4.de/abholdienst-fur-mail-de.html

...
[destination]
type = MDA_external
path = /usr/lib/dovecot/deliver
arguments = ("-d", "user at server.com")
user = vmail
group = vmail

may the magic youre looking for


Best Regards
MfG Robert Schetterer

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