Re: mail confusion
fetchmail sends mail by resending it through the local SMTP server, try to
telnet to your smtp server (telnet localhost 25) chances are you dont have
a SMTP server running, or it is firewalled
nate
On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, Paul wrote:
skin >It`s a long story but in order to install fidogate I replaced my
skin >perfectly working exim with sendmail. Now when I try to collect my mail
skin >with fetchmail I get:
skin >
skin >reading message 1 of 10 (1598 header octets)
skin >fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed
skin >fetchmail: IMAP> A0007 LOGOUT
skin >fetchmail: IMAP< )
skin >fetchmail: IMAP< A0006 OK Completed
skin >fetchmail: IMAP< * BYE LOGOUT received
skin >fetchmail: IMAP< A0007 OK Completed
skin >fetchmail: SMTP transaction error while fetching from pop.dial.pipex.com
skin >fetchmail: Query status=10
skin >fetchmail: normal termination, status 10
skin >
skin >
skin >If I test sendmail with "sendmail -v" it says :
skin >
skin > Recipient names must be specified
skin >
skin >I would imagine that this is my problem but I`ve read loads of Docs. and
skin >still can`t work out what`s wrong.
skin >Easy with the advice please - my head hurts!
skin >
skin >Paul
skin >
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