Re: [QF] fetchmail
On Wed, 27 Aug 1997 kestrel@aye.net wrote:
> I ran fetchmail -a -v -k and got the following:
>
> fetchmail: 3.8.0 querying orion (protocol POP3) at Wed Aug 27 21:46:49 1997
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK QPOP (version 2.2) at orion.aye.net starting.
> <22197.872732420@orion.aye.net>
> fetchmail: POP3> USER kestrel
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK Password required for kestrel.
> fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK kestrel has 1 message (864 octets).
> fetchmail: POP3> STAT
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 864
> fetchmail: 1 message at kestrel@orion.aye.net.
> fetchmail: POP3> RETR 1
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK 864 octets
> reading message 1 (864 bytes)
> fetchmail: SMTP connect to (null) failed
> fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
> fetchmail: POP3< this is just a test for purposes of checking fetchmail
> fetchmail: SMTP transaction error while fetching from orion
> fetchmail: 3.8.0 querying orion (protocol POP3) at Wed Aug 27 21:46:50 1997
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK QPOP (version 2.2) at orion.aye.net starting.
> <22200.872732421@orion.aye.net>
> fetchmail: POP3> USER wraith
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK Password required for wraith.
> fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK wraith has 0 messages (0 octets).
> fetchmail: POP3> STAT
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK 0 0
> fetchmail: No mail at wraith@orion.aye.net
> fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK Pop server at orion.aye.net signing off.
> fetchmail: 3.8.0 querying orion (protocol POP3) at Wed Aug 27 21:46:51 1997
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK QPOP (version 2.2) at orion.aye.net starting.
> <22201.872732422@orion.aye.net>
> fetchmail: POP3> USER shadows
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK Password required for shadows.
> fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK shadows has 0 messages (0 octets).
> fetchmail: POP3> STAT
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK 0 0
> fetchmail: No mail at shadows@orion.aye.net
> fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK Pop server at orion.aye.net signing off.
> fetchmail: normal termination, status 1
>
> the error seems to be in the SMTP connect to (null) failed
Seems like I had this problem when I first switched to fetchmail from
popclient. It seems you have to specify the user at BOTH ends even if
they are the same on both computers. Like this in .fetchmailrc (unless
the user is running fetchmail himself:
poll orion.aye.net protocol POP3
username kestrel with password ******** is kestrel here
:---------------- http://www.sound.net/~wpmills/ -----------------:
: W. Paul Mills : Bill, I was there several years ago. :
: Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. : Why would I want to go back tomorrow? :
: wpmills@midusa.net : Where were you! :
: wpmills@sound.net : ---------------------------------------- :
: paulmills@bix.com : Linux: Tomorrow's operating system, :
: paulmills@aol.com : here, today. :
: PAULMILLS@delphi.com : ---------------------------------------- :
: compuserve 70023,1750 : #define MY_TRUE_LOVE computer :
:-------------- http://homepage.midusa.net/~wpmills/ -------------:
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