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From: Ratan N. <nal...@ya...> - 2006-04-21 05:31:52
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Hi
I read the FAQ, man pages and tried several settings to solve a
simple problem "how to retain Seen flag when fetching mail with
fetchmail" and met with complete failure.
The problem is that when I read the mail on the server using
elm, mailx, or squrrelmail, they all agree on what message is
previously read and what is not. However, when I fetch the mail
using fetchmail, those status bits are disappearing. I am
attaching my .fetchmailrc, the contents of the mailbox before
the fetchmail, output of "fetchmail -v -v", and the mailbox
after the mail is fetched. Any help is welcome.
Thanks!
Ratan
============== .fetchmairc ===========
set postmaster "ratan"
set bouncemail
set no spambounce
set properties ""
defaults mda "/usr/bin/procmail -d %T"
poll bitter
plugin "env -u DISPLAY /home/ratan/bin/%h exec
/usr/local/bin/imapd" auth ssh;
user 'ratan' there is 'ratan' here
expunge 10
options fetchall
mda "cat >> /home/ratan/TEST"
======= mailbox before fetchmail =====
$ cat /var/mail/ratan
>From ra...@cu... Thu Apr 20 10:03:13 2006
Return-Path: <ra...@cu...>
Received: (from ratan@localhost)
by bitter.cup.hp.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) id k3KH3D606424
for ratan; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:03:13 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:03:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ratan Nalumasu <ra...@cu...>
Message-Id: <200...@bi...>
To: ra...@bi...
Subject: mark this message as seen
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Status: RO
asdfasdf
>From ra...@cu... Thu Apr 20 10:03:22 2006
Return-Path: <ra...@cu...>
Received: (from ratan@localhost)
by bitter.cup.hp.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) id k3KH3Mm06429
for ratan; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:03:22 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:03:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ratan Nalumasu <ra...@cu...>
Message-Id: <200...@bi...>
To: ra...@bi...
Subject: NEW message
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Status: O
========== fetchmail -v -v =======
$ fetchmail -v -v
fetchmail: 6.2.5.2 querying bitter (protocol auto) at Thu 20 Apr
2006 10:06:13 AM PDT: poll started
fetchmail: 6.2.5.2 querying bitter (protocol IMAP) at Thu 20 Apr
2006 10:06:13 AM PDT: poll started
fetchmail: running env -u DISPLAY /home/ratan/bin/%h exec
/usr/local/bin/imapd (host bitter service 143)
fetchmail: IMAP< * PREAUTH [CAPABILITY IMAP4REV1 LITERAL+ IDLE
NAMESPACE MAILBOX-REFERRALS BINARY UNSELECT SCAN SORT
THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT MULTIAPPEND]
Pre-authenticated user ratan bitter.cup.hp.com IMAP4rev1
2004.352 at Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:06:17 -0700 (PDT)
fetchmail: IMAP> A0001 CAPABILITY
fetchmail: IMAP< * CAPABILITY IMAP4REV1 LITERAL+ IDLE NAMESPACE
MAILBOX-REFERRALS BINARY UNSELECT SCAN SORT THREAD=REFERENCES
THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT MULTIAPPEND SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS
STARTTLS LOGINDISABLED
fetchmail: IMAP< A0001 OK CAPABILITY completed
fetchmail: Protocol identified as IMAP4 rev 1
fetchmail: selecting or re-polling default folder
fetchmail: IMAP> A0002 SELECT "INBOX"
fetchmail: IMAP< * 0 EXISTS
fetchmail: IMAP< * 2 EXISTS
fetchmail: IMAP< * NO Mailbox vulnerable - error creating
/var/mail/ratan.lock: No such file or directory
fetchmail: IMAP< * 0 RECENT
fetchmail: IMAP< * OK [UIDVALIDITY 1124412405] UID validity
status
fetchmail: IMAP< * OK [UIDNEXT 25193] Predicted next UID
fetchmail: IMAP< * FLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Draft
\Seen)
fetchmail: IMAP< * OK [PERMANENTFLAGS (\* \Answered \Flagged
\Deleted \Draft \Seen)] Permanent flags
fetchmail: IMAP< * OK [UNSEEN 2] first unseen message in
/home/ratan/mail/mbox
fetchmail: IMAP< A0002 OK [READ-WRITE] SELECT completed
fetchmail: 2 messages waiting after first poll
fetchmail: IMAP> A0003 EXPUNGE
fetchmail: IMAP< A0003 OK No messages deleted, so no update
needed
fetchmail: 2 messages waiting after expunge
2 messages for ratan at bitter.
fetchmail: IMAP> A0004 FETCH 1:2 RFC822.SIZE
fetchmail: IMAP< * 1 FETCH (RFC822.SIZE 491)
fetchmail: IMAP< * 2 FETCH (RFC822.SIZE 467)
fetchmail: IMAP< A0004 OK FETCH completed
fetchmail: IMAP> A0005 FETCH 1 RFC822.HEADER
fetchmail: IMAP< * 1 FETCH (RFC822.HEADER {481}
reading message ra...@bi...:1 of 2 (481 header
octets)
About to rewrite Return-Path: <ra...@cu...>
Rewritten version is Return-Path: <ra...@cu...>
About to rewrite From: Ratan Nalumasu <ra...@cu...>
Rewritten version is From: Ratan Nalumasu <ra...@cu...>
About to rewrite To: ra...@bi...
Rewritten version is To: ra...@bi...
fetchmail: about to deliver with: cat >> /home/ratan/TEST
#
fetchmail: IMAP< )
fetchmail: IMAP< A0005 OK FETCH completed
fetchmail: IMAP> A0006 FETCH 1 BODY.PEEK[TEXT]
fetchmail: IMAP< * 1 FETCH (BODY[TEXT] {10}
(10 body octets) *
fetchmail: IMAP< )
fetchmail: IMAP< A0006 OK FETCH completed
flushed
fetchmail: IMAP> A0007 STORE 1 +FLAGS (\Seen \Deleted)
fetchmail: IMAP< * 1 FETCH (FLAGS (\Seen \Deleted))
fetchmail: IMAP< A0007 OK STORE completed
fetchmail: IMAP> A0008 FETCH 2 RFC822.HEADER
fetchmail: IMAP< * 2 FETCH (RFC822.HEADER {467}
reading message ra...@bi...:2 of 2 (467 header
octets)
About to rewrite Return-Path: <ra...@cu...>
Rewritten version is Return-Path: <ra...@cu...>
About to rewrite From: Ratan Nalumasu <ra...@cu...>
Rewritten version is From: Ratan Nalumasu <ra...@cu...>
About to rewrite To: ra...@bi...
Rewritten version is To: ra...@bi...
fetchmail: about to deliver with: cat >> /home/ratan/TEST
#
fetchmail: IMAP< )
fetchmail: IMAP< A0008 OK FETCH completed
fetchmail: IMAP> A0009 FETCH 2 BODY.PEEK[TEXT]
fetchmail: IMAP< * 2 FETCH (BODY[TEXT] "")
(0 body octets)
fetchmail: IMAP< A0009 OK FETCH completed
flushed
fetchmail: IMAP> A0010 STORE 2 +FLAGS (\Seen \Deleted)
fetchmail: IMAP< * 2 FETCH (FLAGS (\Seen \Deleted))
fetchmail: IMAP< A0010 OK STORE completed
fetchmail: selecting or re-polling default folder
fetchmail: IMAP> A0011 EXPUNGE
fetchmail: IMAP< * 1 EXPUNGE
fetchmail: IMAP< * 1 EXPUNGE
fetchmail: IMAP< * 0 EXISTS
fetchmail: IMAP< * 0 RECENT
fetchmail: IMAP< A0011 OK Expunged 2 messages
fetchmail: 0 messages waiting after re-poll
fetchmail: IMAP> A0012 LOGOUT
fetchmail: IMAP< * BYE bitter.cup.hp.com IMAP4rev1 server
terminating connection
fetchmail: IMAP< A0012 OK LOGOUT completed
fetchmail: 6.2.5.2 querying bitter (protocol IMAP) at Thu 20 Apr
2006 10:06:15 AM PDT: poll completed
fetchmail: 6.2.5.2 querying bitter (protocol auto) at Thu 20 Apr
2006 10:06:15 AM PDT: poll completed
fetchmail: not swapping UID lists, no UIDs seen this query
fetchmail: Deleting fetchids file.
fetchmail: normal termination, status 0
fetchmail: Deleting fetchids file.
======= contents of /home/ratan/TEST file as a result of
fetchmail ========
$ cat TEST
Return-Path: <ra...@cu...>
Received: from bitter.cup.hp.com [15.13.188.97]
by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-6.2.5.2)
for ratan@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 20 Apr 2006
10:06:15 -0700 (PDT)
Received: (from ratan@localhost)
by bitter.cup.hp.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) id k3KH3D606424
for ratan; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:03:13 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:03:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ratan Nalumasu <ra...@cu...>
Message-Id: <200...@bi...>
To: ra...@bi...
Subject: mark this message as seen
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
asdfasdf
Return-Path: <ra...@cu...>
Received: from bitter.cup.hp.com [15.13.188.97]
by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-6.2.5.2)
for ratan@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 20 Apr 2006
10:06:15 -0700 (PDT)
Received: (from ratan@localhost)
by bitter.cup.hp.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) id k3KH3Mm06429
for ratan; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:03:22 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:03:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ratan Nalumasu <ra...@cu...>
Message-Id: <200...@bi...>
To: ra...@bi...
Subject: NEW message
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
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From: Rob M. <rob...@gm...> - 2006-04-21 09:40:14
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On 4/21/06, Ratan Nalumasu <nal...@ya...> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I read the FAQ, man pages and tried several settings to solve a
> simple problem "how to retain Seen flag when fetching mail with
> fetchmail" and met with complete failure.
>
> The problem is that when I read the mail on the server using
> elm, mailx, or squrrelmail, they all agree on what message is
> previously read and what is not. However, when I fetch the mail
> using fetchmail, those status bits are disappearing. I am
> attaching my .fetchmailrc, the contents of the mailbox before
> the fetchmail, output of "fetchmail -v -v", and the mailbox
> after the mail is fetched. Any help is welcome.
Fetchmail keeps track locally of the email it's fetched. This is
because fetchmail is *NOT* designed as an MUA, but to download remote
mailboxes.
In short, fetchmail is not designed for what you're trying to do
(though you don't say *why* you're trying to do it).
--
Please keep list traffic on the list.
Rob MacGregor
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he
doesn't become a monster. Friedrich Nietzsche
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From: Matthias A. <mat...@gm...> - 2006-04-21 14:47:58
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Ratan Nalumasu <nal...@ya...> writes: > I read the FAQ, man pages and tried several settings to solve a > simple problem "how to retain Seen flag when fetching mail with > fetchmail" and met with complete failure. > > The problem is that when I read the mail on the server using > elm, mailx, or squrrelmail, they all agree on what message is > previously read and what is not. However, when I fetch the mail > using fetchmail, those status bits are disappearing. I am > attaching my .fetchmailrc, the contents of the mailbox before > the fetchmail, output of "fetchmail -v -v", and the mailbox > after the mail is fetched. Any help is welcome. I see you're using IMAP, and unfortunately, fetchmail relies on the \Seen flags stored on the server to determine which messages to download with IMAP -- in your situation for instance, it will not download messages that you've read with squirrelmail or elm at all. There aren't many options out of this situation. You could theoretically use "--fetchall --nokeep", but then squirrelmail could no longer be used. If the server offers POP3 access, you can try POP3 with --uidl (or the uidl option), fetchmail will use "TOP" to retrieve messages, which works on most servers without setting seen flags. Some servers (such as Dovecot) also don't set seen flags in IMAP when the message has been retrieved with POP3. A future fetchmail version (6.4.0 or something) will be able to track the UID to see which messages are read or unread with IMAP as well (and not just POP3), but that code has yet to be written. Finally, fetchmail 6.2.5.* isn't officially supported any more (though it may still be covered by vendor support), and 6.2.5.2 needs additional patches (errata or something) to fix security bugs CVE-2005-3088 and CVE-2005-4348. While they aren't major issues (one affects fetchmailconf and the other multidrop), your vendor should have fixed them. Details at http://www.fetchmail.info/ Anyways, I hope my answer helped you find a way around your problem. If not, try describing what you're trying to achieve, perhaps somebody knows a solution. -- Matthias Andree |
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