Re: Retrieving oversized messages

On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 08:39:03AM -0600, Charles Cazabon wrote:
> Jason <[email protected]> wrote:
> > When there is a message size limit set in the getmail configuration file, is
> > there any way for getmail to retrieve at least the headers of the
> > oversized message so one can see what it's about?
> 
> No, not at the moment.

Okay.

> 
> > A related question is how can I delete the oversized message without
> > retrieving it?
> 
> In general, it seems most people use a webmail interface to handle the case
> you're describing.  While it would be possible to retrieve the message header
> from some IMAP servers, I haven't implemented that -- it's of limited use and
> has a bunch of associated issues.
> 
> Charles

I should have mentioned I'm using POP3. I think I can use pop3browser
to do what I need; I just wanted to do it with getmail if possible.

Thanks!
-- 
Jason