--- name: "axgetmail" section: "1" platform: "linux" package: "ax25mail-utils" version: "0.15-1+b1" release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/axgetmail" --- # axgetmail(1) automatically download messages from the F6FBB BBS ## NAME axgetmail - automatically download messages from the F6FBB BBS ## SYNOPSIS **axgetmail \** ## DESCRIPTION **Axgetmail** scans the message list of specified BBS and downloads all new messages that have a destination which belongs to the list of interesting bulletins. There can be a list for each BBS. Bulletins are stored into\ **/var/ax25/mail/\/\**\ For downloading personal mail each callsign we want download mail for must have an entry in the **/etc/ax25/logins** file to enable axgetmail to determine the user whose home directory will be used for storing personal messages. The **HOMEDIR** argument in **axgetmail.conf** specifies the path relative to user's home directory where the personal mail will be stored. Personal messages are stored into the directory\ **$HOME/HOMEDIR/\**\ If the subdirectory for any BBS doesn't exist, no personal mail is downloaded for such user from the BBS. **Axgetmail** can be run automatically by **ulistd** utility. See [ulistd(8)](/ulistd/8.md). ## AUTHORIZATION After the successful connect to the BBS **axgetmail** attempts to execute the script **/var/ax25/auth\_agent** and redirects its stdin and stdout to the BBS. The BBS callsign is passed as the first command line argument. The script should take actions needed for user's authorization to the BBS. When the script execution fails, **axgetmail** continues downloading the messages without authorization. ## FILES /etc/ax25/axgetmail.conf\ /etc/ax25/logins\ /etc/ax25/axports\ /var/ax25/auth\_agent\ /var/ax25/ulistd/\*\ /var/ax25/mail/\* ## SEE ALSO [**ulistd**(8)](/ulistd/8.md) [**axgetmsg**(1)](/axgetmsg/1.md) [**msgcleanup**(1)](/msgcleanup/1.md) [**ax25**(4)](/ax25/4.md) ## AUTHOR Radek Burget OK2JBG \