Re: Using fetchmail with iCloud via IMAP

This is what I have. I am using IDLE and multiple fechmails processes to
gather emails from a bunch of places (also see
https://github.com/rand0mdud3/multifetchmail)

set no bouncemail
>
> poll imap.mail.me.com protocol imap idletimeout 540
>   username icloud-username there is local-username here, has password
> xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx and wants nokeep, fetchall, ssl, idle and forceidle
>

iCloud does support IDLE but doesn't advertise it AFAIK, so it you want
idle, you'll have to use the forceidle thingy (and it's only supported by
recent versions of fetchmail)
You will also have to generate an app specific password on appleid.apple.com
.


On Sat, Mar 5, 2022 at 9:58 AM Jon Brinkmann <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'd like to use fetchmail with iCloud via IMAP.  The Apple support page
> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202304 gives relevant information.
> I found nothing specific to this on the web or our forum.
>
> Does anyone have a working configuration file to share?
>
> Jon
>
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