POP3 plugin
This plugin allows to check your mail on a POP3 mail server.
Note: Response time depends on your net connection so, if you do not have a good latency line, you shouldn't use this pluging because it could hang lcd4linux while POP3 plugin is waiting the mail server response.
Functions
POP3check(n) | return the number of mails in the account number <n> |
Configuration example
You can define up to three different POP3 accounts. If port entry is missing, 110 will be used as default.
Plugin POP3 { server1 'mail.server.foo' user1 'JohnSmith' password1 'topsecret' server2 'free.mail.foo' user2 'MadJohnny' password2 'ImMad' server3 'pop.myisp.foo' user3 'John2005' password3 'idontknow' }
Widget examples
You can check the three accounts defined above with three widgets
Widget mailSmith { class 'Text' expression POP3check(1) prefix 'Mail' width 7 precision 0 align 'R' update 30000 } Widget mailJohnny { class 'Text' expression POP3check(2) prefix 'Johnny' width 9 precision 0 align 'R' update 30000 } Widget mailJohn { class 'Text' expression POP3check(3) prefix 'Work' width 7 precision 0 align 'R' update 30000 }
Or you can use one widget to check more than one account
Widget mailSmith { class 'Text' expression POP3check(1)+POP3check(2) prefix 'Mail' width 7 precision 0 align 'R' update 30000 }