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Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

[Lovell M. <lov...@gm...>]

On Apr 2, 2007, at 4:22 PM, Matthias Andree wrote:

> Lovell Mcilwain schrieb:
>
>> Sorry I didn't mean to forget to show that.  Here are the permissions
>> on that directory.
>>
>> [root@Linux ~]$ ls -ldb /var/mail/
>> drwxrwxr-x 2 root mail 4096 Apr  2 04:50 /var/mail/
>
> Might require stuffing user1 and user2 into the "mail" group
> (particularly if user1 is in that group and user2 isn't, although that
> group isn't shown for either of them).

Ok I will check and add them both to the mail group.  I kinda find it  
weird that when I did this for user1 sometime ago, I didni't have to  
muck around with the mail file or permissions at all in t he /var/ 
mail directory , just the .fetchmail file in the ~/ directory.

I wonder if its possible I screwed up something on a larger scale

Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

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

Lovell Mcilwain schrieb:

> Sorry I didn't mean to forget to show that.  Here are the permissions  
> on that directory.
> 
> [root@Linux ~]$ ls -ldb /var/mail/
> drwxrwxr-x 2 root mail 4096 Apr  2 04:50 /var/mail/

Might require stuffing user1 and user2 into the "mail" group
(particularly if user1 is in that group and user2 isn't, although that
group isn't shown for either of them).

Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

[Lovell M. <lov...@gm...>]

On Apr 2, 2007, at 3:42 PM, Matthias Andree wrote:

> Lovell Mcilwain schrieb:
>>> Check the permissions of the procmail executable (is it setuid  
>>> root?)
>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root mail 92452 Jul 12  2006 /usr/bin/procmail
>>> Check the permissions of /var/mail and /var/mail/user2.
>> user1
>> -rw-rw---- 1 user1 mail 77465038 Apr  2 14:22 /var/mail/user1
>>
>> user2
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 user2 mail 0 Apr  1 18:36 /var/mail/user2 (I had to
>> create this file by hand (touch user2) chown user2 / chgrp mail and
>> that was it for this one) in the comparison I can see that this might
>> be an issue.
>
> Maybe, but this isn't the whole picture.
> Try "chmod 0660 /var/mail/user2" to fix.
>
> Since you didn't show the /var/mail permissions,
> I can't say if that's sufficient though.'
Sorry I didn't mean to forget to show that.  Here are the permissions  
on that directory.

[root@Linux ~]$ ls -ldb /var/mail/
drwxrwxr-x 2 root mail 4096 Apr  2 04:50 /var/mail/

>
> HTH,
> Matthias

Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

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

On 4/2/07, Lovell Mcilwain <lov...@gm...> wrote:
<---SNIP working run--->
> I did turn off my IMAPS client before I tried this last test.

This suggests that your ISP only supports a single connection.  You
may find that it will allow multiple IMAP connections though - worth a
try.

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Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

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

Lovell Mcilwain schrieb:
>> Check the permissions of the procmail executable (is it setuid root?)
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root mail 92452 Jul 12  2006 /usr/bin/procmail
>> Check the permissions of /var/mail and /var/mail/user2.
> user1
> -rw-rw---- 1 user1 mail 77465038 Apr  2 14:22 /var/mail/user1
> 
> user2
> -rw-r--r-- 1 user2 mail 0 Apr  1 18:36 /var/mail/user2 (I had to  
> create this file by hand (touch user2) chown user2 / chgrp mail and  
> that was it for this one) in the comparison I can see that this might  
> be an issue.

Maybe, but this isn't the whole picture.
Try "chmod 0660 /var/mail/user2" to fix.

Since you didn't show the /var/mail permissions,
I can't say if that's sufficient though.

HTH,
Matthias

Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

[Lovell M. <lov...@gm...>]

On Apr 2, 2007, at 2:30 PM, Rob MacGregor wrote:

> On 4/2/07, Lovell Mcilwain <lov...@gm...> wrote:
>>> 1) The output of "id" as each user
>> user1
>> uid=500(user1) gid=500(user1) groups=500(user1)
>> context=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t
>>
>> user2
>> uid=501(user2) gid=501(user2) groups=501(user2)
>> context=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t
>
> Ok, these really are 2 users (worth checking :>)
>
>> [user2@Linux ~]$ tail -f fetchmail.log
>> fetchmail: Lock-busy error on lmc...@wo...
>> fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
>> fetchmail: POP3< +OK signing off.
>> fetchmail: lock busy on server error while fetching from
>> lmc...@wo...
>> fetchmail: 6.3.6 querying @work.pop.com (protocol POP3) at Mon 02 Apr
>> 2007 02:15:38 PM EDT: poll completed
>> fetchmail: Query status=9 (LOCKBUSY)
>> fetchmail: Deleting fetchids file.
>> fetchmail: sleeping at Mon 02 Apr 2007 02:15:38 PM EDT for 300  
>> seconds
>> fetchmail: terminated with signal 15
>> fetchmail: Deleting fetchids file.
>
> Ok, how about the rest of the log.  Log snippets just waste my time.
>
fetchmail: 6.3.6 querying work.pop.com (protocol POP3) at Mon 02 Apr  
2007 03:18
:00 PM EDT: poll started
fetchmail: Trying to connect to 192.104.65.xx/995...connected.
fetchmail: Issuer Organization: VeriSign, Inc.
fetchmail: Issuer CommonName: VeriSign Class 3 Secure Server CA
fetchmail: Server CommonName: work.pop.com
fetchmail: work.pop.com key fingerprint: 13:7B:A9:9C:09:7F:5A: 
97:AD:D3:1D:71:5F
:E8:FE:C5
fetchmail: Server certificate verification error: unable to get local  
issuer cer
tificate
fetchmail: Server certificate verification error: certificate not  
trusted
fetchmail: Server certificate verification error: unable to verify  
the first cer
tificate
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Mail server is ready.
fetchmail: POP3> CAPA
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Capability list follows
fetchmail: POP3< TOP
fetchmail: POP3< USER
fetchmail: POP3< LOGIN-DELAY 0
fetchmail: POP3< EXPIRE 0
fetchmail: POP3< UIDL
fetchmail: POP3< RESP-CODES
fetchmail: POP3< AUTH-RESP-CODE
fetchmail: POP3< X-MANGLE
fetchmail: POP3< X-MACRO
fetchmail: POP3< X-LOCALTIME Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:36:03 -0400
fetchmail: POP3< IMPLEMENTATION Qpopper-version-4.0.5
fetchmail: POP3< .
fetchmail: POP3> USER lmcilwain
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
fetchmail: POP3< +OK lmcilwain has 10445 visible messages (1 hidden)  
in 98056903
6 octets.
fetchmail: selecting or re-polling default folder
fetchmail: POP3> STAT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 10445 980569036
fetchmail: POP3> LAST
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 10446 is the last read message.
fetchmail: 10445 messages for lmcilwain at vip.opnet.com (980569036  
octets).
fetchmail: skipping message lmc...@wo...:1 not flushed
fetchmail: skipping message lmc...@wo...:2 not flushed
fetchmail: skipping message lmc...@wo...:3 not flushed
fetchmail: skipping message lmc...@wo...:4 not flushed
fetchmail: skipping message lmc...@wo...:5 not flushed
fetchmail: skipping message lmc...@wo...:6 not flushed
fetchmail: skipping message lmc...@wo...:7 not flushed
fetchmail: skipping message lmc...@wo...:8 not flushed
fetchmail: skipping message lmc...@wo...:9 not flushed
fetchmail: skipping message lmc...@wo...:10 not flushed
...... Same fetchmail message different ID.....
fetchmail: skipping message lmc...@wo...:10445 not flushed
fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Pop server at work.pop.com signing off.
fetchmail: 6.3.6 querying work.pop.com (protocol POP3) at Mon 02 Apr  
2007 03:22:24 PM EDT: poll comp
leted
fetchmail: not swapping UID lists, no UIDs seen this query
fetchmail: Query status=1 (NOMAIL)
fetchmail: Deleting fetchids file.
fetchmail: sleeping at Mon 02 Apr 2007 03:22:24 PM EDT for 300 seconds
fetchmail: terminated with signal 15
fetchmail: Deleting fetchids file.


> Note that the log does suggest the problem is that you have multiple
> programs connecting to the mailbox and your work's POP server only
> supports one at a time.
I did turn off my IMAPS client before I tried this last test.

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Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

[Lovell M. <lov...@gm...>]

On Apr 2, 2007, at 2:30 PM, Rob MacGregor wrote:

> On 4/2/07, Lovell Mcilwain <lov...@gm...> wrote:
>>> 1) The output of "id" as each user
>> user1
>> uid=500(user1) gid=500(user1) groups=500(user1)
>> context=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t
>>
>> user2
>> uid=501(user2) gid=501(user2) groups=501(user2)
>> context=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t
>
> Ok, these really are 2 users (worth checking :>)
>
>> [user2@Linux ~]$ tail -f fetchmail.log
>> fetchmail: Lock-busy error on lmc...@wo...
>> fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
>> fetchmail: POP3< +OK signing off.
>> fetchmail: lock busy on server error while fetching from
>> lmc...@wo...
>> fetchmail: 6.3.6 querying @work.pop.com (protocol POP3) at Mon 02 Apr
>> 2007 02:15:38 PM EDT: poll completed
>> fetchmail: Query status=9 (LOCKBUSY)
>> fetchmail: Deleting fetchids file.
>> fetchmail: sleeping at Mon 02 Apr 2007 02:15:38 PM EDT for 300  
>> seconds
>> fetchmail: terminated with signal 15
>> fetchmail: Deleting fetchids file.
>
> Ok, how about the rest of the log.  Log snippets just waste my time.
>
Sorry about that, the log kinda just sat there so I thought it was  
done, I will regenerate.

> Note that the log does suggest the problem is that you have multiple
> programs connecting to the mailbox and your work's POP server only
> supports one at a time.

I was connected to the system via IMAPS.  I am using fetchmail to  
download via POP, I didn't think the two would conflict.  I will shut  
down my client connecting via IMAPS and give it another shot

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Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

[Lovell M. <lov...@gm...>]

On Apr 2, 2007, at 2:21 PM, Matthias Andree wrote:

> Lovell Mcilwain schrieb:
>
>> I was able to get fetchmail started but I have now run into another
>> problem.  When I checked my log after running in detailed verbose, I
>> get the following error:
>> [lmcilwain@Firewall ~]$ tail -f fetchmail.log
>> procmail: Couldn't create "/var/mail/lmcilwain"
>> procmail: [17952] Sun Apr  1 17:54:43 2007
>> procmail: Assigning "LOGNAME=procmail.log"
>> procmail: Assigning "LOGFILE=procmail.log"
>> procmail: Opening "procmail.log"
>>
>> So now I am not able to get anything into my inbox and everything
>> haults.  I have not been able to find a way to get it to write to /
>> var/mail/user2.
>
> Looks like a procmail issue.
>
> Check the permissions of the procmail executable (is it setuid root?)
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mail 92452 Jul 12  2006 /usr/bin/procmail
>
> Check the permissions of /var/mail and /var/mail/user2.
user1
-rw-rw---- 1 user1 mail 77465038 Apr  2 14:22 /var/mail/user1

user2
-rw-r--r-- 1 user2 mail 0 Apr  1 18:36 /var/mail/user2 (I had to  
create this file by hand (touch user2) chown user2 / chgrp mail and  
that was it for this one) in the comparison I can see that this might  
be an issue.

> Use: ls -ldb /some/thing
>
> If that doesn't help, check with the procmail mailing lists or replace
> procmail by maildrop.

Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

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

On 4/2/07, Lovell Mcilwain <lov...@gm...> wrote:
> > 1) The output of "id" as each user
> user1
> uid=500(user1) gid=500(user1) groups=500(user1)
> context=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t
>
> user2
> uid=501(user2) gid=501(user2) groups=501(user2)
> context=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t

Ok, these really are 2 users (worth checking :>)

> [user2@Linux ~]$ tail -f fetchmail.log
> fetchmail: Lock-busy error on lmc...@wo...
> fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK signing off.
> fetchmail: lock busy on server error while fetching from
> lmc...@wo...
> fetchmail: 6.3.6 querying @work.pop.com (protocol POP3) at Mon 02 Apr
> 2007 02:15:38 PM EDT: poll completed
> fetchmail: Query status=9 (LOCKBUSY)
> fetchmail: Deleting fetchids file.
> fetchmail: sleeping at Mon 02 Apr 2007 02:15:38 PM EDT for 300 seconds
> fetchmail: terminated with signal 15
> fetchmail: Deleting fetchids file.

Ok, how about the rest of the log.  Log snippets just waste my time.

Note that the log does suggest the problem is that you have multiple
programs connecting to the mailbox and your work's POP server only
supports one at a time.

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Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

[Lovell M. <lov...@gm...>]

On Apr 2, 2007, at 1:58 PM, Rob MacGregor wrote:

> On 4/2/07, Lovell Mcilwain <lov...@gm...> wrote:
> <---SNIP--->
>> [user1@Linux ~]$ more .fetchmailrc
>> defaults proto pop3 user lmc...@gm... mda "/usr/bin/procmail -
>> d user1"
>> poll pop.gmail.com port 995 pass <pass> ssl is user1 here
>> set daemon 120
>> set syslog
>> set postmaster ""
>> set no bouncemail
>> set no spambounce
>> set properties ""
>> set logfile "fetchmail.log"
>>
>> Second account on Linux
>> [user2@Linux ~]$ more .fetchmailrc
>> defaults proto pop3 user lmcilwain mda "/usr/bin/procmail -d user2"
>> poll work.smtp.com port 995 pass <pass>  ssl is user2 here
>> set daemon 300
>> set syslog
>> set postmaster ""
>> set no bouncemail
>> set no spambounce
>> set properties ""
>> set logfile "fetchmail.log"
>
> Ok, nothing I can see that causes fetchmai to complain.  Can you do
> the following:
>
> 1) The output of "id" as each user
user1
uid=500(user1) gid=500(user1) groups=500(user1)  
context=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t

user2
uid=501(user2) gid=501(user2) groups=501(user2)  
context=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t

> 2) Start fetchmail as user1, then run "fetchmail --nosyslog -v -v -v"
> as user2, while fetchmail for user1 is running

I actually ran fetchmail --keep --nosyslog -v -v -v (I wanted to keep  
my mail on the server until I get this working right)

[user2@Linux ~]$ tail -f fetchmail.log
fetchmail: Lock-busy error on lmc...@wo...
fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK signing off.
fetchmail: lock busy on server error while fetching from  
lmc...@wo...
fetchmail: 6.3.6 querying @work.pop.com (protocol POP3) at Mon 02 Apr  
2007 02:15:38 PM EDT: poll completed
fetchmail: Query status=9 (LOCKBUSY)
fetchmail: Deleting fetchids file.
fetchmail: sleeping at Mon 02 Apr 2007 02:15:38 PM EDT for 300 seconds
fetchmail: terminated with signal 15
fetchmail: Deleting fetchids file.



>>> Version of fetchmail?
>> [user2@Linux ~]$ fetchmail -V
>> This is fetchmail release 6.3.6+GSS+RPA+NTLM+SDPS+SSL+HESIOD+NLS+KRB4
>> +KRB5.
>
> Current enough.
>
> I assume that work.smtp.com doesn't resolve to pop.gmail.com?
>
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Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

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

Lovell Mcilwain schrieb:

> I was able to get fetchmail started but I have now run into another  
> problem.  When I checked my log after running in detailed verbose, I  
> get the following error:
> [lmcilwain@Firewall ~]$ tail -f fetchmail.log
> procmail: Couldn't create "/var/mail/lmcilwain"
> procmail: [17952] Sun Apr  1 17:54:43 2007
> procmail: Assigning "LOGNAME=procmail.log"
> procmail: Assigning "LOGFILE=procmail.log"
> procmail: Opening "procmail.log"
> 
> So now I am not able to get anything into my inbox and everything  
> haults.  I have not been able to find a way to get it to write to / 
> var/mail/user2.

Looks like a procmail issue.

Check the permissions of the procmail executable (is it setuid root?)

Check the permissions of /var/mail and /var/mail/user2.

Use: ls -ldb /some/thing

If that doesn't help, check with the procmail mailing lists or replace
procmail by maildrop.

Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

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

On 4/2/07, Lovell Mcilwain <lov...@gm...> wrote:
<---SNIP--->
> [user1@Linux ~]$ more .fetchmailrc
> defaults proto pop3 user lmc...@gm... mda "/usr/bin/procmail -
> d user1"
> poll pop.gmail.com port 995 pass <pass> ssl is user1 here
> set daemon 120
> set syslog
> set postmaster ""
> set no bouncemail
> set no spambounce
> set properties ""
> set logfile "fetchmail.log"
>
> Second account on Linux
> [user2@Linux ~]$ more .fetchmailrc
> defaults proto pop3 user lmcilwain mda "/usr/bin/procmail -d user2"
> poll work.smtp.com port 995 pass <pass>  ssl is user2 here
> set daemon 300
> set syslog
> set postmaster ""
> set no bouncemail
> set no spambounce
> set properties ""
> set logfile "fetchmail.log"

Ok, nothing I can see that causes fetchmai to complain.  Can you do
the following:

1) The output of "id" as each user
2) Start fetchmail as user1, then run "fetchmail --nosyslog -v -v -v"
as user2, while fetchmail for user1 is running

> > Version of fetchmail?
> [user2@Linux ~]$ fetchmail -V
> This is fetchmail release 6.3.6+GSS+RPA+NTLM+SDPS+SSL+HESIOD+NLS+KRB4
> +KRB5.

Current enough.

I assume that work.smtp.com doesn't resolve to pop.gmail.com?

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Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

[Lovell M. <lov...@gm...>]

On Apr 2, 2007, at 2:08 AM, Rob MacGregor wrote:

> On 4/1/07, Lovell Mcilwain <lov...@gm...> wrote:
>>>> When I attempt this I get the following error when trying to run
>>>> fetchmail as user2:
>>>> ===============
>>>> [user2@linux ~]$ fetchmail -c
>>>> fetchmail: can't check mail while another fetchmail to same host is
>>>> running.
>>>> ===============
>
>
> Contents of both .fetchmailrc files?
Primary account on Linx
[user1@Linux ~]$ more .fetchmailrc
defaults proto pop3 user lmc...@gm... mda "/usr/bin/procmail - 
d user1"
poll pop.gmail.com port 995 pass <pass> ssl is user1 here
set daemon 120
set syslog
set postmaster ""
set no bouncemail
set no spambounce
set properties ""
set logfile "fetchmail.log"

Second account on Linux
[user2@Linux ~]$ more .fetchmailrc
defaults proto pop3 user lmcilwain mda "/usr/bin/procmail -d user2"
poll work.smtp.com port 995 pass <pass>  ssl is user2 here
set daemon 300
set syslog
set postmaster ""
set no bouncemail
set no spambounce
set properties ""
set logfile "fetchmail.log"

>
> Version of fetchmail?
[user2@Linux ~]$ fetchmail -V
This is fetchmail release 6.3.6+GSS+RPA+NTLM+SDPS+SSL+HESIOD+NLS+KRB4 
+KRB5.

> OS?
I am using Fedora Core 6
>
> (This is perfectly achievable, I do this myself)
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Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

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

On 4/1/07, Lovell Mcilwain <lov...@gm...> wrote:
> >> When I attempt this I get the following error when trying to run
> >> fetchmail as user2:
> >> ===============
> >> [user2@linux ~]$ fetchmail -c
> >> fetchmail: can't check mail while another fetchmail to same host is
> >> running.
> >> ===============


Contents of both .fetchmailrc files?

Version of fetchmail?

OS?

(This is perfectly achievable, I do this myself)

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Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

[Lovell M. <lov...@gm...>]

On Apr 1, 2007, at 6:43 PM, Matthias Andree wrote:

> Lovell Mcilwain <lov...@gm...> writes:
>
>> Can anyone tell me how I can use fetchmail and procmail to be able to
>> download mail from two separate accounts to two separate local  
>> accounts?
>>
>> I already have a local account (user1) that is downloading mail from
>> my gmail account. Now I am trying to setup another account (user2) to
>> be able to download my work email (so I can keep both account emails
>> separate).
>>
>> When I attempt this I get the following error when trying to run
>> fetchmail as user2:
>> ===============
>> [user2@linux ~]$ fetchmail -c
>> fetchmail: can't check mail while another fetchmail to same host is
>> running.
>> ===============
>>
>> I assume I am getting this error because the fetchmail daemon is
>> already running on user1.
>
> As long as user1 and user2 have *distinct* home directories, that
> shouldn't be a problem, user1 and user2 can both be running a  
> fetchmail
> daemon at the same time -- unless they are sharing the same home
> directory.
>
> -- 
> Matthias Andree
No they are both running on completely different directories, nothing  
is shared.
user1 = /home/user1
user2 = /home/user2

I was able to get fetchmail started but I have now run into another  
problem.  When I checked my log after running in detailed verbose, I  
get the following error:
[lmcilwain@Firewall ~]$ tail -f fetchmail.log
procmail: Couldn't create "/var/mail/lmcilwain"
procmail: [17952] Sun Apr  1 17:54:43 2007
procmail: Assigning "LOGNAME=procmail.log"
procmail: Assigning "LOGFILE=procmail.log"
procmail: Opening "procmail.log"

So now I am not able to get anything into my inbox and everything  
haults.  I have not been able to find a way to get it to write to / 
var/mail/user2.

I even created it myself and gave it the same type of permissions
Owner = user2
Group = mail

But still it won't write.

Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

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

Lovell Mcilwain <lov...@gm...> writes:

> Can anyone tell me how I can use fetchmail and procmail to be able to  
> download mail from two separate accounts to two separate local accounts?
>
> I already have a local account (user1) that is downloading mail from  
> my gmail account. Now I am trying to setup another account (user2) to  
> be able to download my work email (so I can keep both account emails  
> separate).
>
> When I attempt this I get the following error when trying to run  
> fetchmail as user2:
> ===============
> [user2@linux ~]$ fetchmail -c
> fetchmail: can't check mail while another fetchmail to same host is  
> running.
> ===============
>
> I assume I am getting this error because the fetchmail daemon is  
> already running on user1.

As long as user1 and user2 have *distinct* home directories, that
shouldn't be a problem, user1 and user2 can both be running a fetchmail
daemon at the same time -- unless they are sharing the same home
directory.

-- 
Matthias Andree

[fetchmail-users] Fetchmail/Multiple Local Users/Multiple Email Accounts

[Lovell M. <lov...@gm...>]

Can anyone tell me how I can use fetchmail and procmail to be able to  
download mail from two separate accounts to two separate local accounts?

I already have a local account (user1) that is downloading mail from  
my gmail account. Now I am trying to setup another account (user2) to  
be able to download my work email (so I can keep both account emails  
separate).

When I attempt this I get the following error when trying to run  
fetchmail as user2:
===============
[user2@linux ~]$ fetchmail -c
fetchmail: can't check mail while another fetchmail to same host is  
running.
===============

I assume I am getting this error because the fetchmail daemon is  
already running on user1.

Can anyone offer an help?

Detailed Example:

User1 on my local machine is running the fetchmail daemon downloading  
male to my User1 mail directory
I have just created User2 on my local machine and I have  
configured .procmailrc and .fetchmailrc to work with my work account  
and I want to try and start another fetchmail daemon using the user2  
account so that my work mail will download to my user2 mail directory.

[fetchmail-users] HEADS UP: fetchmail 6.3 release plans (was: fetchmail 6.3.8-rc3 release candidate)

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

I wrote:

> I have uploaded the third fetchmail 6.3.8 release candidate to the usual
> download location: <http://home.pages.de/~mandree/fetchmail/>.

NOTE that fetchmail 6.3.8 is the last planned fetchmail 6.3.X release.
I plan to put the 6.3 branch on hold and only fix severe bugs
afterwards, so as to free resources for spawning a new branch.

The new branch will make some more radical changes to the code, remove
legacy code, misguided attempts, and clean up the mess - perhaps we'll
see a few features as well.

So, if you want your bug to be fixed before the next release, it is very
important that you test 6.3.8-rc3 and report issues quickly, I plan to
release 6.3.8 in 8 - 10 days time.


I don't expect the new branch to make headway quickly though, I'm busy
with real-time work, the only active fetchmail developer at this
time, and living in the northern hemisphere means spring and summer are
approaching, so I'll probably spend less time on coding anyways...

-- 
Matthias Andree

[fetchmail-users] fetchmail 6.3.8-rc3 release candidate

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

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Hash: SHA1

Greetings,

I have uploaded the third fetchmail 6.3.8 release candidate to the usual
download location: <http://home.pages.de/~mandree/fetchmail/>.

This became necessary after long-standing BSMTP bugs had been reported
after -rc2.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Changes in 6.3.8-rc3 since -rc2 (2007-03-31):

* If SOCKS support was compiled in, add 'socks' to the feature_options Python
  list emitted in --configdump. Reported by Rob MacGregor.
* Do not crash with a null pointer dereference when opening the BSMTP file 
  fails. Improve error checking and reporting. Reported by Reto Schüttel,
  Debian Bug#416625. Fix based on a patch by Nico Golde.
* Make BSMTP output actually work, it would persistently fail with SOCKET error
  after writing the first header.
* Corrected Robert M. Funk's name that I misspelled. My sincere apologies
  -- Matthias Andree.
* BSMTP is mostly untested and errors can cause corrupt output.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

WARNING: This message sets the Reply-To: header.
When replying to me personally, you need to edit the To: header!

Thank you.

Happy fetching,
Matthias Andree
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Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail and domains

[Kramer, B. <B.K...@nu...>]

Hello dear fetchmail-users,
Well, it was my error. I added the nutricia.com domain as alias in the hosts
and all works well.
Thanks for your info and help!
God bless all
Barbara

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: fet...@li...
[mailto:fet...@li...] Im Auftrag von Rob
MacGregor
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 29. März 2007 19:08
An: fet...@li...
Betreff: Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail and domains


On 3/29/07, Kramer, Barbara <B.K...@nu...> wrote:
> Hi,
> The previous answer did not help much. Of course I installed the new Patch
> PHNE_35484.
> I can send mail to b.k...@nu... from user podeliv. No problem.
> Yet, everytime, I use fetchmail to pick up mail with the user podeliv, I
run
> into this problem.
> So, I am not sure if it is a sendmail problem. The domain in sending mail
> with mail b.k...@nu... arrives just fine.
> Any ideas?

The logs strongly suggest you have some form of sendmail problem, not
fetchmail:

> fetchmail: SMTP> MAIL FROM:<B.K...@nu...> SIZE=605
> fetchmail: SMTP< 501 Sender domain must exist
> fetchmail: SMTP error: 501 Sender domain must exist

So, your sendmail server isn't recognising nutricia.com as a valid
domain in DNS.  That you can send mail *TO* this just shows that
sendmail accepts mail *FOR* it.

You need to ensure that if you do "nslookup nutricia.com" resolves on
your sendmail server.

As was said, this is nothing to do with fetchmail - it's purely a
DNS/sendmail problem.

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        doesn't become a monster.                  Friedrich Nietzsche
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Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail and domains

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

On 3/29/07, Kramer, Barbara <B.K...@nu...> wrote:
> Hi,
> The previous answer did not help much. Of course I installed the new Patch
> PHNE_35484.
> I can send mail to b.k...@nu... from user podeliv. No problem.
> Yet, everytime, I use fetchmail to pick up mail with the user podeliv, I run
> into this problem.
> So, I am not sure if it is a sendmail problem. The domain in sending mail
> with mail b.k...@nu... arrives just fine.
> Any ideas?

The logs strongly suggest you have some form of sendmail problem, not fetchmail:

> fetchmail: SMTP> MAIL FROM:<B.K...@nu...> SIZE=605
> fetchmail: SMTP< 501 Sender domain must exist
> fetchmail: SMTP error: 501 Sender domain must exist

So, your sendmail server isn't recognising nutricia.com as a valid
domain in DNS.  That you can send mail *TO* this just shows that
sendmail accepts mail *FOR* it.

You need to ensure that if you do "nslookup nutricia.com" resolves on
your sendmail server.

As was said, this is nothing to do with fetchmail - it's purely a
DNS/sendmail problem.

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Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail and domains

[Peter P. <ro...@ri...>]

On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 09:34:25AM +0200, Matthias Andree wrote:
> Kramer, Barbara schrieb:
> > Hi,
> > Apparently the attach never gets there,
> > So here it is in text:
> > _______________________________________________________
> > fetchmail: 6.3.6 querying pnw2k01.pfrimmer.de (protocol POP3) at Wed, 28 Mar
> > 2007 16:22:15 +0100 (WETDST): poll started
> 
> > fetchmail: Trying to connect to 127.0.0.1/25...connected.
> > fetchmail: SMTP< 220 erlaap05.nutricia.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.9.3
> > (PHNE_29774)/8.9.3; Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:22:17 +0100 (WETDST)
[snip]
> > fetchmail: SMTP> MAIL FROM:<B.K...@nu...> SIZE=605
> > fetchmail: SMTP< 501 Sender domain must exist
> > fetchmail: SMTP error: 501 Sender domain must exist
> 
> Not a fetchmail issue apparently: your sendmail software does not
> recognize your own domain.
> 
> Make sure it does - your starting point is DNS, and further support
> through the sendmail support channels.
> Note though that sendmail 8.9.3 is several years out of date, so unless
> someone patched all known security issues, you should not be using it,
> but a more recent version instead.

I think he is using the HP-UX sendmail package - it advertises its version
with an HP-specific PHNE_29774 patch version - though the patch itself
does seem to date back to 2003, and there is a PHNE_35484 from
December 2006.

Not that this has any actual bearing on fetchmail :)

G'luck,
Peter

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Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail and domains

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

Kramer, Barbara schrieb:
> Hi,
> Apparently the attach never gets there,
> So here it is in text:
> _______________________________________________________
> fetchmail: 6.3.6 querying pnw2k01.pfrimmer.de (protocol POP3) at Wed, 28 Mar
> 2007 16:22:15 +0100 (WETDST): poll started

> fetchmail: Trying to connect to 127.0.0.1/25...connected.
> fetchmail: SMTP< 220 erlaap05.nutricia.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.9.3
> (PHNE_29774)/8.9.3; Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:22:17 +0100 (WETDST)
> fetchmail: SMTP> EHLO erlaap05
> fetchmail: SMTP< 250-erlaap05.nutricia.com Hello podeliv@localhost
> [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you
> fetchmail: SMTP< 250-EXPN
> fetchmail: SMTP< 250-VERB
> fetchmail: SMTP< 250-8BITMIME
> fetchmail: SMTP< 250-SIZE
> fetchmail: SMTP< 250-DSN
> fetchmail: SMTP< 250-ONEX
> fetchmail: SMTP< 250-ETRN
> fetchmail: SMTP< 250-XUSR
> fetchmail: SMTP< 250 HELP
> fetchmail: SMTP> MAIL FROM:<B.K...@nu...> SIZE=605
> fetchmail: SMTP< 501 Sender domain must exist
> fetchmail: SMTP error: 501 Sender domain must exist

Not a fetchmail issue apparently: your sendmail software does not
recognize your own domain.

Make sure it does - your starting point is DNS, and further support
through the sendmail support channels.
Note though that sendmail 8.9.3 is several years out of date, so unless
someone patched all known security issues, you should not be using it,
but a more recent version instead.

HTH,
MA

Re: [fetchmail-users] Fetchmail and domains

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

Kramer, Barbara schrieb:
> Hi Users,
> Attached the log file. Thanks for helping out

Make sure you post the log file in plain text format and your mailer
actually declares it as text, else it will be removed by the list
software (and that's a good thing). I wish the list software could also
strip stupid disclaimers from people's messages and would reject
top-posts and full-quotes... but that's asking a bit too much today.

[fetchmail-users] Fetchmail and domains

[Kramer, B. <B.K...@nu...>]

Hi Users,
Attached the log file. Thanks for helping out
Barbara <<fetch.log>> 
>  -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: 	Kramer, Barbara  
> Gesendet:	Mittwoch, 28. März 2007 16:42
> An:	
> Betreff:	Fetchmail and domains
> 
> Hi,
> There is a mailbox on an exchange server, named NTBV-shipment. This box is
> receiving mail. I want to fetch the mail there and bring it to my HPUX,
> where the file will be read into a software. I chose to use fetchmail.
> 
> Just installed fetchmail on my hp server with hpux 11.11 on it.
> I have done the following:
> *	Created a user named podeliv
> *	Started a mail box for him /var/mail/podeliv
> *	Send mail to him through sendmail - mail podeliv - mail was received
> ok
> *	Logged on as podeliv and send a mail to my mail account - which is
> an exchange server - mail kam ok and sender is po...@nu...
> *	Installed ixFetchmail A.08.00-6.3.6 for HPUX 11.11 - all went well
> *	Created a .fetchmailrc for user podeliv, which reads: 
> 
> set logfile /home/podeliv/fetch.log
> poll pnw2k01.pfrimmer.de 
> proto pop3 port 110 
> user pfrimmer\\NTBV-shipment 
> there has password *******
> no keep
> 
> *	Fetch.log is being filled with entries, when I do fetchmail -av, as
> user podeliv
> *	Now the problem: - I always read message  SMTP< 501 Sender domain
> must exist - podeliv is always being shown as podeliv@localhost
> From my Mail Delivery System [MAI...@er...], which
> is root on the hpux machine:
>  podeliv@localhost
>    SMTP error: 501 Sender domain must exist
> What did I forget to do?
> 
> Attached you'll find the fetch.log, after I had send a mail to
> NTBV-shipment, as user podeliv I did fetchmail -av 
> 
> Can anyone help me?
> That would be super - already read all kinds of stuff online about hosts,
> hostsequiv, changed sendmail.cf, sendmail.cw, restarted sendmail numerous
> times, yet all did not help.
> Thanks in advance
> Barbara
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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