Re: smtp error during fetchmail
On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 09:19:50PM +0000, Jonathan Matthews wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 06:37:14PM +0000, p wrote:
> > debs,
> >
> > when i fetchmail, i get an smtp error:
> >
> > fetchmail: smtp connect to localhost failed
> > fetchmail: smtp transaction error while fetching from pcisys.net
> > fetchmail: query status=10 (smtp)
> >
> > suggestions?
> >
> > thx.
> >
> > b.
>
> Check that /etc/hosts.allow contains a line like
>
> exim: <whatever...>, 127.0.0.1
>
> or a line corresponding to whatever MTA you're using.
>
> For me, this line is:
> exim: 192.168.0.0/24, 127.0.0.1
>
> There might be other reasons for your problem, but that's the one that
> bit me last time I moved my mail setup around.
>
> jc
>
//
thx jc,
i think my system is weird. i may try to delete the mail
"trifecta" and try it again.
thx, again.
b.
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