Re: Newbie, configure exim/fetchmail w/ dialup; daemon trouble.
Barry Mathieu <barkatbarry@mindspring.com> writes:
> I removed the /etc/fetchmailrc file, and issued
> /etc/init.d/fetchmail stop
Yes but that only stops it, not removes the script - and if something
else fires up the script.....
> and then I logged in as root and issued dpkg-reconfigure
> fetchmail-common and I made sure a non system wide fetchmail setup was
> completed. Then I issued a, "pon" and after a few minutes my system
> connects
So it should!
> (initiates ppp to my ISP)
You mean fetchmail starts?
> without me issuing any command; like > a daemon.
No, its not a daemon. Over in /etc/ppp there is a directory called
ip-up.d . This contains scripts which launch certain services (mine has
fetchmail, exim, leafnode snort and a few others) when you make a
connection. Collection of mail and news and posting is thereby
automated. It is standard stuff and nothing to worry about. If you want
to stop it remove those scripts and keep them somewhere safe - you will
probably get bored with typing fetchmail and fecthnews eventually!
> Mar 27 22:38:01 debian /USR/SBIN/CRON[4209]: (mail) CMD ( if [ -x
> /usr/sbin/exim -a -f /etc/exim/exim.conf ]; then /usr/sbin/exim -q ; fi)
>
> I thought exim simply interacts with /var/spool/mail and did not attempt
> to create a connection. Maybe I'm wrong?
No, you are right! This is just the automated posting mentioned above
exim -q flushes out the queue of post waiting to be sent. Exim doesn't
create a connection, it responds to the ip-up script when a connection is
made.
hth
Glyn
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