.TH getmail_mbox "1" "July 2004" "getmail 4" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
getmail_mbox \- read a message from stdin and deliver to a named mboxrd-format mbox file with fcntl-style locking.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B getmail_mbox
[\fIOPTION\fR] \fIPATH\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Deliver a mail message from standard input, to the mboxrd-format mbox file named
PATH.  PATH must start with a dot or a slash and must not end with a slash.
fcntl-type locking is used; if your system requires another type of locking
(such as
.B flock
or
.B dotlock
), use an MDA configured for that style of locking instead.
.PP
.B getmail_mbox
uses the SENDER environment variable to construct a
.B Return-Path:
header field and the contents of the RECIPIENT environment variable to construct
a
.B Delivered-To:
header field at the top of the message.  SENDER is also used in creating the
mbox
.B From_
line.
.TP
\fB\-\-verbose, \-v\fR
print a status message on success\fR
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Charles Cazabon.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <charlesc-getmail-bugs@pyropus.ca>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 1998-2009 Charles Cazabon
.br
This is free software; see the file COPYING for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B getmail_mbox
is maintained in HTML and plaintext formats.  See the included files for
details.