How to receive email using linux, bash and imaps?

Question

I have some email server which receives from clients via smtps (port 465, ssl/tls, normal passwort) and send to clients via imaps (port 993, ssl/tls, normal password).

What I need are bash commandos to receive/send emails from/to this server. I've already managed to send emails to the server via smtps. There are many examples. What I did not get to manage is to receive emails from the server via imaps.

Are there any bash commandos which could help me?

Thanks in advance

Goran

Answer 1

Fetchmail will help you. It is small and easy client for pulling mail. See here: http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-man.html

Answer 2

I don't think it's possible to manually receive mails with simple command lines. You can try to use some tools tough. Like procmail or what the guy wrote at this address http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/receive-and-parse-email-in-bash-or-execute-script-when-message-is-received-769222/. Make sure that the port to receive mail is open on the server.

Answer 3

I've got it! Fetchmail & Procmail are my friends.