Re: fetchmail problem? now fixed!!!

[Victor Torrico <vtorrico@cfw.com>]

Adrian Bridgett wrote:

> On %M %N, Victor Torrico wrote
> > Hello all,
>
> > Am using fetchmail to move mail from my ISP's POP3 server to my
> > machine.   Cannot move POP3 mail, using fetchmail, from the ISP server
> > to my client machine.  Here's the error message when executing the
> > fetchmail command in an xterm either as a user or root:
> >
>
> [snip -all seems fine]
> > fetchmail: POP3< +OK 2857 octets
> > reading message 1 (2857 bytes)
> > fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed: Unknown error
> > 18446744073709551615
> > fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
> > fetchmail: POP3< -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> > fetchmail: SMTP transaction error while fetching from milo.cfw.com:
> > Unknown error 18446744073709551615
> > fetchmail: normal termination, status 9
> > vtorrico$
>
> Have you made sure that "localhost" is allowed to post to your machine?
> Also check that the recipient is qualified. In fact here is a bit of my
> /etc/exim.conf file - it might not be right but at least it works :)
>
> qualify_domain = wyvern
> qualify_recipient = wyvern
> local_domains = wyvern:localhost
>
> and here is what I currently use in my .fetchmailrc (I call fetchmail
> with no arguments). My POP3 name is "adrian.bridgett" and my local login
> name is "apb25".
>
> poll mail.zetnet.co.uk
>  proto pop3
>  user adrian.bridgett is apb25@localhost here
>  password *******
> # keep
>  fetchall
>  mda "exim -bm %s "
>
> This posts directly to exim, and does not post to the local SMTP
> connection.
>
> Adrian
> --
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Eureka !!!  I used your .fetchmailrc format and this did the trick.  I still
have not figured out why I cant post to the local SMPT connection (still same
error message) but can into exim.  Another of lifes mysteries.  I should look
into this.  Anyone have any clues?

Many thanks to all who so kindly responded:  Alex, Bob, Lindsay, Martin and Tim
et al.

Here is the .fetchmail rc that worked for me:

poll milo.cfw.com
proto pop3
user vtorrico
password ***********
# keep
fetchall
mda "exim -bm %s"

Regards,

Victor



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