fetchmail-users — User questions and discussion

[fetchmail-users] Invalid SSL certificate

[Phillip S. <ps...@ir...>]

My ISP recently migrated to a new pop server and they have not figured 
out how to configure a proper SSL certificate.  The one that is 
installed is a dummy test certificate which is self signed and has the 
wrong CN.  This causes fetchmail to bail out with SSL errors.  Is there 
a way to direct fetchmail to ignore the problems with the certificate 
and proceed anyhow?

Re: [fetchmail-users] Messages not being deleted

[Matthias A. <mat...@gm...>]

Chris schrieb:
> I've had this problem before and thought it was possibly a corrupt message but 
> I'm not sure. I'm running fetchmail 6.3.8, I call fetchmail with these 
> commands:
> 
> fetchmail -v -v -v -v --nosyslog --logfile /home/chris/fetchmaillog --uidl -m 
> procmail
> 
> My fetchids file looks like this:

That's the debug output of fetchmail's, the .fetchids contents should not
contain those IDs where you'll see "= 3" below, but anyways.

> fetchmail: New UID list from pop.embarqmail.com: 
> 28912.ANCRq25xx852ftus33c+14jUelY= = 1 28913.IZ0Mg2+7zIDr+B403IWfLDF2FqM= = 1 
> 28914.fme8mUFWMHvTv,6P9BVh6BrTFsQ= = 1 28915.klQ5Q234wR2jigD3YWXejRiZ0fQ= = 1 
> 28916.UFTTY57FGdfIxPKZOQAO9yIph34= = 1 28917.lWc6VIdyYjK3qtLisJ6SfHrMcfY= = 1 
> 28918.+E9JBoCNMQCqkkCoNgFm3RMBhPQ= = 1 28919.9IxaGA,xMrBhzlFfLMJFI9zQPlU= = 1 
> 28920.d19TgmPeJwvTRTRcl,pR93PmDRE= = 1 28921.l9xdQycNQx1dnvw6KIccqiEZA6U= = 1 
> 28922.SeGSgEAufi4adeF7mo1GD8xCHuQ= = 1 28923.aRU,gTwgDmmq,llivjuuj7JzJEU= = 1 
> 28924.XN1JINyCBYiyDnGys5pVQNioRAQ= = 1 28925.DfTJ9Sm+E20wqjq4+JovlC4,OIc= = 1 
> 28926.w3Hhy4h47Dg7W4MGz7uY8UqDPxs= = 1 28927.uUYcofwMEcCYPdIhAHGTWTlhmbs= = 1 
> 28928.YBFnEeUdNXU72pr0KW6LcqtVaBQ= = 1 28929.wVbtoqiRfVYLMFZvdQkhvIrZK7Q= = 1 
> 28930.wdNd2UI5Jl3uCkp0SCbF4FPlYYQ= = 1 28931.y,DkBAMBRJ2E3fa2F35hkCcMiMA= = 1 
> 28932.79zakNH7enpjYzQGo8F4BIPy10w= = 1 28933.kvz5GjSvNxx2rgX5C2LFDpSBIkI= = 1 
> 28934.4xDPI0ezswh3prO+ZvKlIUWwMJ0= = 1 28935.tf7QpcrP9LYhjuPHBeUL,2C6G0w= = 1 
> 28936.vU6pyw+xMr0qwm,Aidu8SKxjFYw= = 1 28937.2Sqq3MAWbqJYeSZDtr7smnvtiSs= = 1 
> 28938.JQrnADJcN367Cc99FMDTAv7iTVc= = 1 28939.ZapJbiTy2F0Oh49ymlXqRFXRULs= = 1 
> 28940.q5jZ441LgrPKKYMgiKwsgaqpy5g= = 1 28941.4airPGF0,uaSOtT6m1NXcMPH6PE= = 1 
> 28942.,yBJ+lKm+36begI7tvKaj6a7wDs= = 1 28943.psCU5I0GmyYN8X0snV60JG4gJPM= = 1 
> 28944.5mxCrxZRMUqYOmUUM4LaoGU9CtU= = 1 28945.zCiVyN5l+5nodtiVMDAqHew9V,g= = 1 
> 28946.Fsw7,Pa21Fi0FdKXxUoG43lYayg= = 1 28947.i5vYXQAWnk0cvJaEZiRQa5MP2IE= = 1 
> 28948.7q+9kXj4B,wTlB2r,hGPgqF5XX0= = 1 28949.+wrjNSjBf49K804bE5rV8+Tk2rI= = 1 
> 28950.p1iZ64H7l,YHewmet4WnjAnfmDw= = 1 28951.Y5XM,y6bVVmNOuddCoKqx0SRQgA= = 1 
> 28952.wQi3iwa+gA+MyICy2g1ainGy0V0= = 1 28953.0qW7OM+dEXouM,o4gL6bV7DaZzE= = 1 
> 28954.kvym8ur6Ng7vVTWrrGK0nGRuGMs= = 1 28955.UZ706dE61cgAmBUid3Qzs0C4ggE= = 1 
> 29848.vbegyWoQ0ARlqzL8ok0mWL6x5Cc= = 3 29849.739J2cDoWinHHZgOGdgOJSxPPZs= = 3 
> 29850.ZaMu9iwIMZOek4mU7b7B42eVMO0= = 3 <empty>
> fetchmail: swapping UID lists
> fetchmail: Writing fetchids file.

Fetchmail believes it has just deleted three messages and kept the other
seen messages. This UID stuff keeps some history, if you've used different
options (such as --keep) previously that might explain why those messages
are there.

Check the manpage for the --all and --flush options. Use the former to
retrieve all messages again (possibly delivering some twice) - you should
only need this once - or the latter to flush all seen messages without
retrieving them. --flush is more dangerous, too.

> My .fetchmailrc file is:
> 
> defaults 
> set postmaster cpollock
> set no bouncemail
> set no spambounce
> set daemon 120
> set syslog
> poll pop.embarqmail.com proto pop3 timeout 180
> username "cpo...@em..." password "xxxxxxx" is cpollock here
> 
> Is it possibly just a corrupt message, since the latest log entry looks like 
> this:

I don't see this assumption supported by the log you're showing (I've
omitted it from the quote).

> Seems like some are being picked up and deleted from the server, just not all.

Yup.

HTH
Matthias

[fetchmail-users] Messages not being deleted

[Chris <cpo...@em...>]

I've had this problem before and thought it was possibly a corrupt message but 
I'm not sure. I'm running fetchmail 6.3.8, I call fetchmail with these 
commands:

fetchmail -v -v -v -v --nosyslog --logfile /home/chris/fetchmaillog --uidl -m 
procmail

My fetchids file looks like this:

fetchmail: New UID list from pop.embarqmail.com: 
28912.ANCRq25xx852ftus33c+14jUelY= = 1 28913.IZ0Mg2+7zIDr+B403IWfLDF2FqM= = 1 
28914.fme8mUFWMHvTv,6P9BVh6BrTFsQ= = 1 28915.klQ5Q234wR2jigD3YWXejRiZ0fQ= = 1 
28916.UFTTY57FGdfIxPKZOQAO9yIph34= = 1 28917.lWc6VIdyYjK3qtLisJ6SfHrMcfY= = 1 
28918.+E9JBoCNMQCqkkCoNgFm3RMBhPQ= = 1 28919.9IxaGA,xMrBhzlFfLMJFI9zQPlU= = 1 
28920.d19TgmPeJwvTRTRcl,pR93PmDRE= = 1 28921.l9xdQycNQx1dnvw6KIccqiEZA6U= = 1 
28922.SeGSgEAufi4adeF7mo1GD8xCHuQ= = 1 28923.aRU,gTwgDmmq,llivjuuj7JzJEU= = 1 
28924.XN1JINyCBYiyDnGys5pVQNioRAQ= = 1 28925.DfTJ9Sm+E20wqjq4+JovlC4,OIc= = 1 
28926.w3Hhy4h47Dg7W4MGz7uY8UqDPxs= = 1 28927.uUYcofwMEcCYPdIhAHGTWTlhmbs= = 1 
28928.YBFnEeUdNXU72pr0KW6LcqtVaBQ= = 1 28929.wVbtoqiRfVYLMFZvdQkhvIrZK7Q= = 1 
28930.wdNd2UI5Jl3uCkp0SCbF4FPlYYQ= = 1 28931.y,DkBAMBRJ2E3fa2F35hkCcMiMA= = 1 
28932.79zakNH7enpjYzQGo8F4BIPy10w= = 1 28933.kvz5GjSvNxx2rgX5C2LFDpSBIkI= = 1 
28934.4xDPI0ezswh3prO+ZvKlIUWwMJ0= = 1 28935.tf7QpcrP9LYhjuPHBeUL,2C6G0w= = 1 
28936.vU6pyw+xMr0qwm,Aidu8SKxjFYw= = 1 28937.2Sqq3MAWbqJYeSZDtr7smnvtiSs= = 1 
28938.JQrnADJcN367Cc99FMDTAv7iTVc= = 1 28939.ZapJbiTy2F0Oh49ymlXqRFXRULs= = 1 
28940.q5jZ441LgrPKKYMgiKwsgaqpy5g= = 1 28941.4airPGF0,uaSOtT6m1NXcMPH6PE= = 1 
28942.,yBJ+lKm+36begI7tvKaj6a7wDs= = 1 28943.psCU5I0GmyYN8X0snV60JG4gJPM= = 1 
28944.5mxCrxZRMUqYOmUUM4LaoGU9CtU= = 1 28945.zCiVyN5l+5nodtiVMDAqHew9V,g= = 1 
28946.Fsw7,Pa21Fi0FdKXxUoG43lYayg= = 1 28947.i5vYXQAWnk0cvJaEZiRQa5MP2IE= = 1 
28948.7q+9kXj4B,wTlB2r,hGPgqF5XX0= = 1 28949.+wrjNSjBf49K804bE5rV8+Tk2rI= = 1 
28950.p1iZ64H7l,YHewmet4WnjAnfmDw= = 1 28951.Y5XM,y6bVVmNOuddCoKqx0SRQgA= = 1 
28952.wQi3iwa+gA+MyICy2g1ainGy0V0= = 1 28953.0qW7OM+dEXouM,o4gL6bV7DaZzE= = 1 
28954.kvym8ur6Ng7vVTWrrGK0nGRuGMs= = 1 28955.UZ706dE61cgAmBUid3Qzs0C4ggE= = 1 
29848.vbegyWoQ0ARlqzL8ok0mWL6x5Cc= = 3 29849.739J2cDoWinHHZgOGdgOJSxPPZs= = 3 
29850.ZaMu9iwIMZOek4mU7b7B42eVMO0= = 3 <empty>
fetchmail: swapping UID lists
fetchmail: Writing fetchids file.

My .fetchmailrc file is:

defaults 
set postmaster cpollock
set no bouncemail
set no spambounce
set daemon 120
set syslog
poll pop.embarqmail.com proto pop3 timeout 180
username "cpo...@em..." password "xxxxxxx" is cpollock here

Is it possibly just a corrupt message, since the latest log entry looks like 
this:

fetchmail: about to deliver with: procmail
fetchmail:  flushed
fetchmail: POP3> DELE 47
fetchmail: POP3< +OK message 47 marked for deletion
fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK deleted 3 message(s)
fetchmail: 6.3.8 querying pop.embarqmail.com (protocol POP3) at Thu 12 Jul 
2007 05:46:58 PM CDT: poll completed
fetchmail: New UID list from pop.embarqmail.com: 
28912.ANCRq25xx852ftus33c+14jUelY= = 1 28913.IZ0Mg2+7zIDr+B403IWfLDF2FqM= = 1 
28914.fme8mUFWMHvTv,6P9BVh6BrTFsQ= = 1 28915.klQ5Q234wR2jigD3YWXejRiZ0fQ= = 1 
28916.UFTTY57FGdfIxPKZOQAO9yIph34= = 1 28917.lWc6VIdyYjK3qtLisJ6SfHrMcfY= = 1 
28918.+E9JBoCNMQCqkkCoNgFm3RMBhPQ= = 1 28919.9IxaGA,xMrBhzlFfLMJFI9zQPlU= = 1 
28920.d19TgmPeJwvTRTRcl,pR93PmDRE= = 1 28921.l9xdQycNQx1dnvw6KIccqiEZA6U= = 1 
28922.SeGSgEAufi4adeF7mo1GD8xCHuQ= = 1 28923.aRU,gTwgDmmq,llivjuuj7JzJEU= = 1 
28924.XN1JINyCBYiyDnGys5pVQNioRAQ= = 1 28925.DfTJ9Sm+E20wqjq4+JovlC4,OIc= = 1 
28926.w3Hhy4h47Dg7W4MGz7uY8UqDPxs= = 1 28927.uUYcofwMEcCYPdIhAHGTWTlhmbs= = 1 
28928.YBFnEeUdNXU72pr0KW6LcqtVaBQ= = 1 28929.wVbtoqiRfVYLMFZvdQkhvIrZK7Q= = 1 
28930.wdNd2UI5Jl3uCkp0SCbF4FPlYYQ= = 1 28931.y,DkBAMBRJ2E3fa2F35hkCcMiMA= = 1 
28932.79zakNH7enpjYzQGo8F4BIPy10w= = 1 28933.kvz5GjSvNxx2rgX5C2LFDpSBIkI= = 1 
28934.4xDPI0ezswh3prO+ZvKlIUWwMJ0= = 1 28935.tf7QpcrP9LYhjuPHBeUL,2C6G0w= = 1 
28936.vU6pyw+xMr0qwm,Aidu8SKxjFYw= = 1 28937.2Sqq3MAWbqJYeSZDtr7smnvtiSs= = 1 
28938.JQrnADJcN367Cc99FMDTAv7iTVc= = 1 28939.ZapJbiTy2F0Oh49ymlXqRFXRULs= = 1 
28940.q5jZ441LgrPKKYMgiKwsgaqpy5g= = 1 28941.4airPGF0,uaSOtT6m1NXcMPH6PE= = 1 
28942.,yBJ+lKm+36begI7tvKaj6a7wDs= = 1 28943.psCU5I0GmyYN8X0snV60JG4gJPM= = 1 
28944.5mxCrxZRMUqYOmUUM4LaoGU9CtU= = 1 28945.zCiVyN5l+5nodtiVMDAqHew9V,g= = 1 
28946.Fsw7,Pa21Fi0FdKXxUoG43lYayg= = 1 28947.i5vYXQAWnk0cvJaEZiRQa5MP2IE= = 1 
28948.7q+9kXj4B,wTlB2r,hGPgqF5XX0= = 1 28949.+wrjNSjBf49K804bE5rV8+Tk2rI= = 1 
28950.p1iZ64H7l,YHewmet4WnjAnfmDw= = 1 28951.Y5XM,y6bVVmNOuddCoKqx0SRQgA= = 1 
28952.wQi3iwa+gA+MyICy2g1ainGy0V0= = 1 28953.0qW7OM+dEXouM,o4gL6bV7DaZzE= = 1 
28954.kvym8ur6Ng7vVTWrrGK0nGRuGMs= = 1 28955.UZ706dE61cgAmBUid3Qzs0C4ggE= = 1 
29848.vbegyWoQ0ARlqzL8ok0mWL6x5Cc= = 3 29849.739J2cDoWinHHZgOGdgOJSxPPZs= = 3 
29850.ZaMu9iwIMZOek4mU7b7B42eVMO0= = 3 <empty>
fetchmail: swapping UID lists
fetchmail: Writing fetchids file.
fetchmail: sleeping at Thu 12 Jul 2007 05:46:58 PM CDT for 120 seconds

Seems like some are being picked up and deleted from the server, just not all.

-- 
Chris
KeyID 0xE372A7DA98E6705C

Re: [fetchmail-users] Comments on Fetchmail section of web page

[Matthias A. <mat...@gm...>]

Andrew Strong schrieb:
> Hi,
> 
>  I have published an early version of a page that deals with setting
> up an Ubuntu computer to use mutt with Gmail as a relay. Could I ask
> the list for comments on the Fetchmail section:
> 
> http://people.aapt.net.au/~adjlstrong/mutt.html#fetchmail
> 
> and whatever other section anybody wishes :-)

sslcertpath /etc/ssl/certs *should* be redundant with fetchmail versions
6.3.1 and newer if the distribution installs certificates there. If you
need to specify it, file a bug report with your distributor against the
OpenSSL package that you're linking with.

Best regards
Matthias Andree

Re: [fetchmail-users] Comments on Fetchmail section of web page

[Andrew S. <and...@gm...>]

On Mon, Jul 02, 2007 at 06:54:15AM +0100, Rob MacGregor wrote:
> On 7/2/07, Andrew Strong <and...@gm...> wrote:
> >  I have published an early version of a page that deals with setting
> > up an Ubuntu computer to use mutt with Gmail as a relay. Could I ask
> > the list for comments on the Fetchmail section:
> >
> > http://people.aapt.net.au/~adjlstrong/mutt.html#fetchmail
> 
> The use of the "sslfingerprint" option overrides any certificate
> checking - it's an either-or situation.  I'd suggest not using
> sslfingerprint if the sslcertck option works, particularly as
> otherwise if/when your provider changes certificates you'll stop
> collecting email.

Thanks for that. I tested _without_ the sslfingerprint option and
everything was fine. So it is dropped from my personal setup and from
the page.

But otherwise the Fetchmail section had no glaring errors?

            Andrew

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Re: [fetchmail-users] Comments on Fetchmail section of web page

[Rob M. <rob...@gm...>]

On 7/2/07, Andrew Strong <and...@gm...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>  I have published an early version of a page that deals with setting
> up an Ubuntu computer to use mutt with Gmail as a relay. Could I ask
> the list for comments on the Fetchmail section:
>
> http://people.aapt.net.au/~adjlstrong/mutt.html#fetchmail

The use of the "sslfingerprint" option overrides any certificate
checking - it's an either-or situation.  I'd suggest not using
sslfingerprint if the sslcertck option works, particularly as
otherwise if/when your provider changes certificates you'll stop
collecting email.

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[fetchmail-users] Comments on Fetchmail section of web page

[Andrew S. <and...@gm...>]

Hi,

 I have published an early version of a page that deals with setting
up an Ubuntu computer to use mutt with Gmail as a relay. Could I ask
the list for comments on the Fetchmail section:

http://people.aapt.net.au/~adjlstrong/mutt.html#fetchmail

and whatever other section anybody wishes :-)

   Thanks for your trouble,

          ANdrew

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Re: [fetchmail-users] mda command: ?options

[Matthias A. <mat...@gm...>]

Andrew Strong asked about the --mda option this:

> although %s still leaves me a little puzzled.

It's been superseded by %T. It works the same as %T, but is no longer
documented.

HTH
Matthias

Re: [fetchmail-users] mda command: ?options

[Andrew S. <and...@gm...>]

On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 02:50:06PM +1000, Andrew Strong wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am using fetchmail release 6.3.8+SSL+NLS with procmail
> v3.22 2001/09/10. In my ignorance I am calling procmail from my
> .fetchmailrc as follows:
> 
> mda "/usr/bin/procmail -d %s" 
> 
> My question is: what do the options mean? I had a look in the man
> entry and -d specifies the start of a daemon that should poll every
> xxseconds. But I am unaware of the significance of %s, except to guess
> that this is where I specify a time interval?

Oops: they are actually procmail commands aren't they, rather than
Fetchmail commands? This means that -d is:

This  turns  on  explicit  delivery  mode, delivery will be to the
local user recipient.

although %s still leaves me a little puzzled.

   Apologies,

    Andrew 

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[fetchmail-users] mda command: ?options

[Andrew S. <and...@gm...>]

Hi,

I am using fetchmail release 6.3.8+SSL+NLS with procmail
v3.22 2001/09/10. In my ignorance I am calling procmail from my
.fetchmailrc as follows:

mda "/usr/bin/procmail -d %s" 

My question is: what do the options mean? I had a look in the man
entry and -d specifies the start of a daemon that should poll every
xxseconds. But I am unaware of the significance of %s, except to guess
that this is where I specify a time interval?

My useage of fetchmail / procmail is very 'manual'. I call fetchmail
from within mutt, expect procmail to do its work and close down, as I
expect fetchmail to close down.

 Thanks for your help,

       Andrew 

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Re: [fetchmail-users] 2 Fetchmail Questions

[Matthias A. <mat...@gm...>]

Sebastian Tennant schrieb:
> Quoth Andrew <and...@gm...>:
>> I don't understand 'flushing'? I have set fetchmail to _not_ keep
>> messages which activates this message but the messages remain on the
>> gmail server. I suspect that this is a noob question :-)
> 
> Gmail is a little odd in this regard.  There is simply no way to
> remove mail from Gmail servers via POP3 but you _can_ choose to have
> your messages 'archived' once they have been downloaded via POP3.  For
> this to happen the message must not be 'kept' on the server by
> fetchmail, i.e., don't put 'keep' in your poll stanza.  If you do,
> Gmail doesn't consider them downloaded and doesn't archive them, i.e.,
> they remain in your Inbox.

Could we use this, perhaps with slight modifications (more precisely, the
"delete" setting in GMail that Rob suggested), for the fetchmail FAQ?

I'm not a Google mail user, so I haven't seen any of this myself, and don't
feel comfortable with editing such a section.

Thanks.

Best regards
Matthias

Re: [fetchmail-users] Fwd: 2 Fetchmail Questions

[Andrew <and...@gm...>]

On 6/21/07, Rob MacGregor <rob...@gm...> wrote:
> For everybody's info.

[.....]

Doh!!!!! Remember: Reply to _all_!!

          Apologies,

            Andrew


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[fetchmail-users] Fwd: 2 Fetchmail Questions

[Rob M. <rob...@gm...>]

For everybody's info.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Andrew <and...@gm...>
Date: Jun 21, 2007 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [fetchmail-users] 2 Fetchmail Questions
To: Rob MacGregor <rob...@gm...>


On 6/21/07, Rob MacGregor <rob...@gm...> wrote:
> On 6/21/07, Andrew <and...@gm...> wrote:
[....]
>
> > 3. I don't understand 'flushing'? I have set fetchmail to _not_ keep
> > messages which activates this message but the messages remain on the
> > gmail server. I suspect that this is a noob question :-)
>
> GMail's POP3 access works a little oddly that way - you configure your
> choice in GMail and that overrides any settings you make to your POP3
> client.  You've probably got yours at the default still.  Try changing
> it to either archive or delete.

 Yes it was exactly as you described. I can only apologise for missing
such an obvious setting! All working perfectly now.

              Thanks,

                   Andrew


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Re: [fetchmail-users] 2 Fetchmail Questions

[Sebastian T. <se...@sm...>]

Quoth Andrew <and...@gm...>:
> I don't understand 'flushing'? I have set fetchmail to _not_ keep
> messages which activates this message but the messages remain on the
> gmail server. I suspect that this is a noob question :-)

Gmail is a little odd in this regard.  There is simply no way to
remove mail from Gmail servers via POP3 but you _can_ choose to have
your messages 'archived' once they have been downloaded via POP3.  For
this to happen the message must not be 'kept' on the server by
fetchmail, i.e., don't put 'keep' in your poll stanza.  If you do,
Gmail doesn't consider them downloaded and doesn't archive them, i.e.,
they remain in your Inbox.

HTH,

Sebastian

Re: [fetchmail-users] 2 Fetchmail Questions

[Rob M. <rob...@gm...>]

On 6/21/07, Andrew <and...@gm...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>  I am in the process of setting up ssmtp / mutt / fetchmail and
> procmail to read and send email using gmail as a relay. Version of
> fetchmail is  6.3.8+SSL+NLS (compiled with ssl support. Can I ask a
> few questions about the test run below:
>
> andrew@ilium:~$ fetchmail -v
>
> 1. It looks to me as if I have achieved an ssl connection. Is this true?

Yes

> 2. I don't understand the error message in the middle:
>
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 544
> fetchmail: POP3> LAST
> fetchmail: POP3< -ERR Not supported
> fetchmail: Not supported
>
>  Is this something I should be addressing?

No, the error is from GMail and says that GMail's POP3 service doesn't
support the LAST command.

> 3. I don't understand 'flushing'? I have set fetchmail to _not_ keep
> messages which activates this message but the messages remain on the
> gmail server. I suspect that this is a noob question :-)

GMail's POP3 access works a little oddly that way - you configure your
choice in GMail and that overrides any settings you make to your POP3
client.  You've probably got yours at the default still.  Try changing
it to either archive or delete.

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[fetchmail-users] 2 Fetchmail Questions

[Andrew <and...@gm...>]

Hi,

 I am in the process of setting up ssmtp / mutt / fetchmail and
procmail to read and send email using gmail as a relay. Version of
fetchmail is  6.3.8+SSL+NLS (compiled with ssl support. Can I ask a
few questions about the test run below:

andrew@ilium:~$ fetchmail -v
fetchmail: 6.3.8 querying pop.gmail.com (protocol POP3) at Thu 21 Jun
2007 13:35:01 EST: poll started
Trying to connect to 72.14.253.109/995...connected.
fetchmail: Issuer Organization: Equifax
fetchmail: Unknown Issuer CommonName
fetchmail: Server CommonName: pop.gmail.com
fetchmail: pop.gmail.com key fingerprint:
59:51:61[.....]5:94:BB:44:97:A0:39:D5:B4
fetchmail: pop.gmail.com fingerprints match.
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Gpop ready for requests from 210.10.170.80 y25pf2111901pod
fetchmail: POP3> CAPA
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Capability list follows
fetchmail: POP3< USER
fetchmail: POP3< RESP-CODES
fetchmail: POP3< EXPIRE 0
fetchmail: POP3< LOGIN-DELAY 300
fetchmail: POP3< X-GOOGLE-VERHOEVEN
fetchmail: POP3< UIDL
fetchmail: POP3< .
fetchmail: POP3> USER an[.........]@gmail.com
fetchmail: POP3< +OK send PASS
fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Welcome.
fetchmail: POP3> STAT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 544
fetchmail: POP3> LAST
fetchmail: POP3< -ERR Not supported
fetchmail: Not supported
fetchmail: POP3> UIDL
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3< 1 GmailId1134c589ccc5e979
fetchmail: POP3< .
1 message for andan[.........]@gma...@gm... at pop.gmail.com
(544 octets).
fetchmail: POP3> LIST 1
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 544
fetchmail: POP3> TOP 1 99999999
fetchmail: POP3< +OK message follows
reading message
aan[.........]@gma...@gm...@gmail-pop.l.google.com:1 of 1 (544
octets)
#***** flushed
fetchmail: POP3> DELE 1
fetchmail: POP3< +OK marked for deletion
fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Farewell.
fetchmail: 6.3.8 querying pop.gmail.com (protocol POP3) at Thu 21 Jun
2007 13:35:04 EST: poll completed
fetchmail: normal termination, status 0

1. It looks to me as if I have achieved an ssl connection. Is this true?
2. I don't understand the error message in the middle:

fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 544
fetchmail: POP3> LAST
fetchmail: POP3< -ERR Not supported
fetchmail: Not supported

 Is this something I should be addressing?

3. I don't understand 'flushing'? I have set fetchmail to _not_ keep
messages which activates this message but the messages remain on the
gmail server. I suspect that this is a noob question :-)

      Thanks for your trouble,

              Andrew


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Re: [fetchmail-users] Disable TLS

[Rob M. <rob...@gm...>]

On 6/11/07, Jean-Luc Wasmer <jl+...@li...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As I was trying to investigate "socket error" problems, I decided to
> sniff the IMAP connection between fetchmail and the server. To do so, I
> removed the ssl keyword from my fetchmailrc file. To my surprise, I
> still see fechmail issue a STARTTLS command after the OK CAPABILITY
> response. Is this normal? Is so, how can I disable encryption?

Please see the FAQ:

http://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-FAQ.html#K6

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Re: [fetchmail-users] Socket error with IMAP

[Rob M. <rob...@gm...>]

On 6/11/07, Jean-Luc Wasmer <jl+...@li...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I run fetchmail as a daemon to poll an IMAP server which implements the
> IDLE command. For some reason, I'm getting a lot of "socket error" which
> very rarely happened before (when I was using POP3).

Without knowing the version of fetchmail, contents of .fetchmailrc and
the full contents of the diagnostic output (see the FAQ) it's hard to
say for certain what the error is.

Assuming you're running 6.3.8 then it's most likely a fault with the
implementation of IDLE for the remote IMAP server.

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        doesn't become a monster.                  Friedrich Nietzsche

[fetchmail-users] Disable TLS

[Jean-Luc W. <jl+...@li...>]

Hi,

As I was trying to investigate "socket error" problems, I decided to 
sniff the IMAP connection between fetchmail and the server. To do so, I 
removed the ssl keyword from my fetchmailrc file. To my surprise, I 
still see fechmail issue a STARTTLS command after the OK CAPABILITY 
response. Is this normal? Is so, how can I disable encryption?

Thanks,

Jean-Luc

[fetchmail-users] Socket error with IMAP

[Jean-Luc W. <jl+...@li...>]

Hi,

I run fetchmail as a daemon to poll an IMAP server which implements the 
IDLE command. For some reason, I'm getting a lot of "socket error" which 
very rarely happened before (when I was using POP3).

The error occurs when an email is received and the server sends 
fetchmail a notification:

Jun 10 14:57:03 hostname fetchmail[4951]: re-poll failed
Jun 10 14:57:03 hostname fetchmail[4951]: socket error while fetching 
from imap.isp.com
Jun 10 14:57:03 hostname fetchmail[4951]: Query status=2 (SOCKET)
Jun 10 14:57:03 hostname fetchmail[4951]: sleeping at Sun Jun 10 
14:57:03 2007
Jun 10 14:58:03 hostname fetchmail[4951]: awakened at Sun Jun 10 
14:58:03 2007
Jun 10 15:11:31 hostname fetchmail[4951]: 1 message for m38549482-5 at 
imap.1and1.com.
Jun 10 15:11:32 hostname fetchmail[4951]: reading message 
use...@im...:1 of 1 (1602 header octets)
Jun 10 15:11:32 hostname fetchmail[4951]:  (1689 body octets)
Jun 10 15:11:32 hostname fetchmail[4951]:  flushed

It seems, fetchmail poll the server every 28 minutes if no email 
notification was received (and the same pbm happens).

I've checked the FAQ and I don't think the isp uses virtual server names 
and round-robin, but I can't be sure about this.

As you can see from these logs, the polling interval is 60 seconds which 
means I was getting my emails 1 minute late. To workaround this problem, 
I've set the polling interval to 1 second.

Any ideas why this is happening?

Thanks,

Jean-Luc

Re: [fetchmail-users] Local FQDN

[Dave C. <dc...@do...>]

Chris Bell wrote:
> On Fri 08 Jun, Dave Coventry wrote:
>   
>
>   
>> Okay, I've registered localbuz.com 
>>     
>
>    You do mean registered with the proper registration authority for the
> ".com" names, and not that you just picked that name?
>   

Yes, that name is mine.

>>  and the DNS links the domain name to 
>> my hosting company's server. If I have a machine in my office called 
>> bayserver.localbuz.net
>>     
>
>    localbuz.net is a domain name in the ".net" group, so must also be
> registered. If it is ever in use your DNS server should find the registered
> location, not any random local boxes. If you wish to use a local domain name
> it must not be any that could be registered by anyone else or found by the
> Internet DNS system.
>   

Yes, sorry; a typo. Localbuz.com is mine, not localbuz.net.

>    I have a private local domain name, but my mail server uses a name which
> is valid under my registered domain address, and my local DNS server has the
> correct configuration to allow it to operate under that name, with a CNAME
> reference to a separate database so that other local boxes can find it. My
> DNS server will not provide details of my local domain to any system outside
> my local network.
>    You may wish to read the Network Administrator Guide at The Linux
> Docomentation Project,
>
> http://www.tldp.org
>   

Yes, okay, I was worried that I was going slightly off topic here. You 
have confirmed that.


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Re: [fetchmail-users] Local FQDN

[Dave C. <dc...@do...>]

Thanks for your help on this, Rob, I hope we haven't strayed too far Off 
Topic...

Rob Funk wrote:
> The domain name is separate from the machine name.  I have funknet.net 
> registered, so I can use whatever names I want within that.  In DNS, 
> www.funknet.net points to one server, www2.funknet.net points to another, 
> and mail.funknet.net points to another.
> And in my private network I can use whatever funknet.net names I want that 
> don't conflict with the others I've set.
>
>   
>> When you say subdomain, presumably you mean something like
>> baynet.localbuz.com?
>>     
>
> Depends on the meaning of "like" there.
>
> In my home network I use the subdomain local.funknet.net, so for example 
> right now I'm using the machine hactar.local.funknet.net.
>
>   
>> Would it be possible to locate this on another 
>> server?
>>     
>
> Servers are different from domains.  Servers are given names within 
> domains.  A domain can contain many servers.  (I have another machine at 
> home called marvin.local.funknet.net.)
>
> Of course, a single server can also answer to multiple names or even 
> multiple domains, but that's a story for another time.
>
>   
Okay, I've registered localbuz.com and the DNS links the domain name to 
my hosting company's server. If I have a machine in my office called 
bayserver.localbuz.net, I take it that there is no link between the two? 
Anybody looking for bayserver.localbuz.com would not find it because 
there would be no DNS link? And that the only reason I would want to do 
this is to provide programs like fetchmail and postfix with a point of 
reference?

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Re: [fetchmail-users] Local FQDN

[Rob F. <rf...@fu...>]

Dave Coventry wrote:
> Rob Funk wrote:
> > Dave Coventry wrote:
> >> I have never really understood how this works. Surely "mydomain.de"
> >> would have to be registered first?
> >
> > Not if you pick one that can't be registered, e.g. mydomain.local.
>
> I'm assuming that it does not need to have .com or .de?

In fact it Should not.

> I mean the 
> British domain names are .co.uk, or org.uk or .me.uk or .gov.uk, would
> these work okay? Could I make one up, say .dave.uk?

No.  That would be Bad.  You Must use some other namespace.  That's why I 
suggested ".local".

> What is the program 
> looking for in a FQDN?

Multiple domain parts separated by periods.  Each domain part is a string 
consisting of letters, numbers, or hyphens.

> > Or even better, register your own domain and make a local subdomain
> > under that.  :-)
>
> How do you mean? If I have registered the domain name localbuz.com,
> surely the DNS system locates that to a particular server on the web.

The domain name is separate from the machine name.  I have funknet.net 
registered, so I can use whatever names I want within that.  In DNS, 
www.funknet.net points to one server, www2.funknet.net points to another, 
and mail.funknet.net points to another.
And in my private network I can use whatever funknet.net names I want that 
don't conflict with the others I've set.

> When you say subdomain, presumably you mean something like
> baynet.localbuz.com?

Depends on the meaning of "like" there.

In my home network I use the subdomain local.funknet.net, so for example 
right now I'm using the machine hactar.local.funknet.net.

> Would it be possible to locate this on another 
> server?

Servers are different from domains.  Servers are given names within 
domains.  A domain can contain many servers.  (I have another machine at 
home called marvin.local.funknet.net.)

Of course, a single server can also answer to multiple names or even 
multiple domains, but that's a story for another time.

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Re: [fetchmail-users] Local FQDN

[Dave C. <dc...@do...>]

Rob Funk wrote:
> Dave Coventry wrote:
>   
>> Rob MacGregor wrote:
>>     
>>> Change the system's hostname, ie so that "hostname" provides
>>> "myhostname.mydomain.de" rather than just "myhostname".
>>>       
>> I have never really understood how this works. Surely "mydomain.de"
>> would have to be registered first?
>>     
>
> Not if you pick one that can't be registered, e.g. mydomain.local.
>   
I'm assuming that it does not need to have .com or .de? I mean the 
British domain names are .co.uk, or org.uk or .me.uk or .gov.uk, would 
these work okay? Could I make one up, say .dave.uk? What is the program 
looking for in a FQDN?
> Or even better, register your own domain and make a local subdomain under 
> that.  :-)
>   
How do you mean? If I have registered the domain name localbuz.com, 
surely the DNS system locates that to a particular server on the web. 
When you say subdomain, presumably you mean something like 
baynet.localbuz.com? Would it be possible to locate this on another server?

Many thanks,

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Re: [fetchmail-users] how to read emial(with attachment) from mailserver(pop3) using my application

[James M. <ji...@so...>]

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raj pansuria wrote:
> 
> now i want to write application in my fedora pc which retrieve my mails
> from mailserver and application is able to read this email.
> 
  Since you are posting in the Fetchmail list, I presume you want to use
Fetchmail for part of this application.
  Write your program to have a SMTP server running. Set up Fetchmail to
retrieve the messages from the mailserver and send them to your program.
After receiving each message your program can then do things to it.

  Or you could just add a POP3 module to your application that gets the
messages directly from the server.

  BTW your shift key is defective.

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