Re: [fetchmail-users] fetchmail daemon problem

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Martin Schlienger wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm running fetchmail 6.2.5 version of fetchmail from Debian Etch 
> package. I noticed that the daemon fails retrieving IMAP mails after a 
> certain time. I launch fetchmail as daemon with the init.d script 
> provided by debian. To analyse the problem, I added -v option, and 
> here is the full log illustrating the problem. It is quite long but 
> quite clear too.
>
> I'm running Exim 4, procmail, courier imap. 3 polls are configures, 
> POP3, IMAP4 + SSL, IMAP4
>
> here everything's ok (it is ok for hours, sometimes 1-2 days):
>
> Aug 30 00:51:49 localhost fetchmail[2498]: awakened at Tue Aug 30 
> 00:51:49 2005
> Aug 30 00:51:49 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> pop3.evhr.net (protocol POP3) at Tue Aug 30 00:51:49 2005: poll started
> Aug 30 00:51:49 localhost imaplogin: LOGOUT, user=martin, 
> ip=[::ffff:62.129.161.22], headers=0, body=0, time=0
> Aug 30 00:51:49 localhost last message repeated 2 times
> Aug 30 00:51:49 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK POP3 Ready 
> pop.evc.net 0001d8f1
> Aug 30 00:51:49 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3> CAPA
> Aug 30 00:51:49 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK Capability list 
> follows, mate
> Aug 30 00:51:49 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< UIDL
> Aug 30 00:51:49 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< USER
> Aug 30 00:51:49 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< .
> Aug 30 00:51:49 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3> USER evhr_mart
> Aug 30 00:51:49 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK USER evhr_mart 
> set, mate
> Aug 30 00:51:49 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3> PASS *
> Aug 30 00:51:49 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK You are so in
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3> STAT
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK 0 0
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: No mail for evhr_mart at 
> pop3.evhr.net
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3> QUIT
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK Done
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> pop3.evhr.net (protocol POP3) at Tue Aug 30 00:51:52 2005: poll completed
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> imap4.orange.fr (protocol IMAP) at Tue Aug 30 00:51:52 2005: poll started
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * OK IMAP4 server 
> ready (6.7.015)
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> A0001 CAPABILITY
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * CAPABILITY 
> IMAP4rev1 UIDPLUS IDLE LOGIN-REFERRALS NAMESPACE QUOTA CHILDREN 
> AUTH=CRAM-MD5 AUTH=DIGEST-MD5 AUTH=PLAIN
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< A0001 OK capabilities 
> listed
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> A0002 AUTHENTICATE 
> CRAM-MD5
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< + 
> PEExM0JBNTNGRjVBRkNGNUFFMkQwRjE4ODE3NDY3QzkxRkVCOENCMjFAcG9wMS5vcmFuZ2UuZnI+ 
>
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> 
> bWFydC5zY2ggYjE0OTc1OTU2MGI4MzIwMmEwY2FmZmU1NWExZWVjNGY=
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< A0002 OK login 
> successful
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> A0003 SELECT "INBOX"
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * 1 EXISTS
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * 0 RECENT
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * FLAGS (\Answered 
> \Flagged \Deleted \Seen \Draft $MDNSent)
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * OK [PERMANENTFLAGS 
> (\Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Seen \Draft $MDNSent)] flags can be changed
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * OK [UIDVALIDITY 
> 1055529069] mailbox UID validity
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * OK [UIDNEXT 5194] 
> predicted next UID
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< A0003 OK [READ-WRITE] 
> SELECT complete
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> A0004 EXPUNGE
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< A0004 OK EXPUNGE 
> complete
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> A0005 SEARCH UNSEEN 
> NOT DELETED
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * SEARCH
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< A0005 OK SEARCH complete
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 1 message (1 seen) for 
> mart.sch at imap4.orange.fr.
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: skipping message 
> mar...@im...:1 not flushed
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> A0006 LOGOUT
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * BYE disconnecting
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< A0006 OK LOGOUT complete
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> imap4.orange.fr (protocol IMAP) at Tue Aug 30 00:51:52 2005: poll 
> completed
> Aug 30 00:51:52 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> mail.insa-lyon.fr (protocol IMAP) at Tue Aug 30 00:51:52 2005: poll 
> started
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * OK 
> csiges9.insa-lyon.fr Cyrus IMAP4 v2.2.12-INSA-LYON server ready
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> A0001 CAPABILITY
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * CAPABILITY IMAP4 
> IMAP4rev1 ACL QUOTA LITERAL+ MAILBOX-REFERRALS NAMESPACE UIDPLUS ID 
> NO_ATOMIC_RENAME UNSELECT CHILDREN MULTIAPPEND BINARY SORT 
> THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT THREAD=REFERENCES ANNOTATEMORE IDLE STARTTLS 
> LISTEXT LIST-SUBSCRIBED X-NETSCAPE
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< A0001 OK Completed
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> A0002 STARTTLS
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< A0002 OK Begin TLS 
> negotiation now
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: Issuer Organization: INSA Lyon
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: Issuer CommonName: 
> mail.insa-lyon.fr
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: Server CommonName: 
> mail.insa-lyon.fr
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: mail.insa-lyon.fr key 
> fingerprint: 31:D9:BD:88:82:75:B4:92:62:0E:BB:CC:97:7C:2D:3B
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: Warning: server certificate 
> verification: self signed certificate
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: Issuer Organization: INSA Lyon
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: Issuer CommonName: 
> mail.insa-lyon.fr
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: Server CommonName: 
> mail.insa-lyon.fr
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: Warning: server certificate 
> verification: self signed certificate
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> A0003 CAPABILITY
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * CAPABILITY IMAP4 
> IMAP4rev1 ACL QUOTA LITERAL+ MAILBOX-REFERRALS NAMESPACE UIDPLUS ID 
> NO_ATOMIC_RENAME UNSELECT CHILDREN MULTIAPPEND BINARY SORT 
> THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT THREAD=REFERENCES ANNOTATEMORE IDLE AUTH=PLAIN 
> SASL-IR LISTEXT LIST-SUBSCRIBED X-NETSCAPE
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< A0003 OK Completed
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> A0004 LOGIN 
> "mschlienger" *
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< A0004 OK User logged in
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> A0005 SELECT "INBOX"
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * FLAGS (\Answered 
> \Flagged \Draft \Deleted \Seen)
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * OK [PERMANENTFLAGS 
> (\Answered \Flagged \Draft \Deleted \Seen \*)]
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * 0 EXISTS
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * 0 RECENT
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * OK [UIDVALIDITY 
> 1094806947]
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * OK [UIDNEXT 1215]
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< A0005 OK [READ-WRITE] 
> Completed
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: No mail for mschlienger at 
> mail.insa-lyon.fr
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> A0006 LOGOUT
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * BYE LOGOUT received
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< A0006 OK Completed
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> mail.insa-lyon.fr (protocol IMAP) at Tue Aug 30 00:51:53 2005: poll 
> completed
> Aug 30 00:51:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: sleeping at Tue Aug 30 
> 00:51:53 2005
>
> This check  was successful.
>
> 5 minutes later...
>
>
> Aug 30 00:56:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: awakened at Tue Aug 30 
> 00:56:53 2005
> Aug 30 00:56:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> pop3.evhr.net (protocol POP3) at Tue Aug 30 00:56:53 2005: poll started
> Aug 30 00:56:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK POP3 Ready 
> pop.evc.net 0001d8f1
> Aug 30 00:56:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3> CAPA
> Aug 30 00:56:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK Capability list 
> follows, mate
> Aug 30 00:56:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< UIDL
> Aug 30 00:56:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< USER
> Aug 30 00:56:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< .
> Aug 30 00:56:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3> USER evhr_mart
> Aug 30 00:56:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK USER evhr_mart 
> set, mate
> Aug 30 00:56:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3> PASS *
> Aug 30 00:56:53 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK You are so in
> Aug 30 00:56:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3> STAT
> Aug 30 00:56:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK 0 0
> Aug 30 00:56:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: No mail for evhr_mart at 
> pop3.evhr.net
> Aug 30 00:56:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3> QUIT
> Aug 30 00:56:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK Done
> Aug 30 00:56:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> pop3.evhr.net (protocol POP3) at Tue Aug 30 00:56:56 2005: poll completed
> Aug 30 00:56:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> imap4.orange.fr (protocol IMAP) at Tue Aug 30 00:56:56 2005: poll started
> Aug 30 00:56:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * OK IMAP4 server 
> ready (6.7.015)
> Aug 30 00:56:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> A0001 CAPABILITY
> Aug 30 00:56:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * CAPABILITY 
> IMAP4rev1 UIDPLUS IDLE LOGIN-REFERRALS NAMESPACE QUOTA CHILDREN 
> AUTH=CRAM-MD5 AUTH=DIGEST-MD5 AUTH=PLAIN
> Aug 30 00:56:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< A0001 OK capabilities 
> listed
> Aug 30 00:56:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> A0002 AUTHENTICATE 
> CRAM-MD5
> Aug 30 00:56:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< + 
> PEZCRjkyMEExNDlFQzlBRTEwRjU4MzY0RjY0ODE0RENFOUY0RDFFMzhAcG9wMS5vcmFuZ2UuZnI+ 
>
> Aug 30 00:56:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> 
> bWFydC5zY2ggNGE5MzA2NDNhZWEzZjA1ZTJhY2Y3OWVjODE3NWZkNGQ=
>
> Here comes a timeout on one IMAP Server. Then every IMAP check doesn't 
> work on both server.
>
> Aug 30 01:01:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: timeout after 300 seconds 
> waiting for server imap4.orange.fr.
> Aug 30 01:01:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: socket error while fetching 
> from imap4.orange.fr
> Aug 30 01:01:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> imap4.orange.fr (protocol IMAP) at Tue Aug 30 01:01:56 2005: poll 
> completed
> Aug 30 01:01:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: Query status=2 (SOCKET)
>
> Failure on next IMAP Server.
>
> Aug 30 01:01:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> mail.insa-lyon.fr (protocol IMAP) at Tue Aug 30 01:01:56 2005: poll 
> started
> Aug 30 01:01:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * OK 
> csiges9.insa-lyon.fr Cyrus IMAP4 v2.2.12-INSA-LYON server ready
> Aug 30 01:01:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> CAPABILITY
> Aug 30 01:01:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * BAD Invalid tag
> Aug 30 01:01:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> LOGIN "mschlienger" *
> Aug 30 01:01:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< LOGIN BAD Null command
> Aug 30 01:01:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> SELECT "INBOX"
> Aug 30 01:01:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< SELECT BAD Null command
> Aug 30 01:01:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: No mail for mschlienger at 
> mail.insa-lyon.fr
> Aug 30 01:01:56 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> LOGOUT
> Aug 30 01:01:57 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * BAD Invalid tag
> Aug 30 01:01:57 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> mail.insa-lyon.fr (protocol IMAP) at Tue Aug 30 01:01:57 2005: poll 
> completed
> Aug 30 01:01:57 localhost fetchmail[2498]: sleeping at Tue Aug 30 
> 01:01:57 2005
>
> Next poll checks: every IMAP fails indefinitely...
>
>
> Aug 30 01:06:57 localhost fetchmail[2498]: awakened at Tue Aug 30 
> 01:06:57 2005
> Aug 30 01:06:57 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> pop3.evhr.net (protocol POP3) at Tue Aug 30 01:06:57 2005: poll started
> Aug 30 01:06:57 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK POP3 Ready 
> pop.evc.net 0001d8f1
> Aug 30 01:06:57 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3> CAPA
> Aug 30 01:06:57 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK Capability list 
> follows, mate
> Aug 30 01:06:57 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< UIDL
> Aug 30 01:06:57 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< USER
> Aug 30 01:06:57 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< .
> Aug 30 01:06:57 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3> USER evhr_mart
> Aug 30 01:06:57 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK USER evhr_mart 
> set, mate
> Aug 30 01:06:57 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3> PASS *
> Aug 30 01:06:57 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK You are so in
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3> STAT
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK 0 0
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: No mail for evhr_mart at 
> pop3.evhr.net
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3> QUIT
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: POP3< +OK Done
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> pop3.evhr.net (protocol POP3) at Tue Aug 30 01:07:00 2005: poll completed
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> imap4.orange.fr (protocol IMAP) at Tue Aug 30 01:07:00 2005: poll started
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * OK IMAP4 server 
> ready (6.7.015)
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> CAPABILITY
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< CAPABILITY BAD no 
> space between tag and command
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> LOGIN "mart.sch" *
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< LOGIN BAD 
> unrecognized IMAP4 command
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> SELECT "INBOX"
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< SELECT BAD 
> unrecognized IMAP4 command
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: No mail for mart.sch at 
> imap4.orange.fr
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> LOGOUT
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< LOGOUT BAD no space 
> between tag and command
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> imap4.orange.fr (protocol IMAP) at Tue Aug 30 01:07:00 2005: poll 
> completed
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> mail.insa-lyon.fr (protocol IMAP) at Tue Aug 30 01:07:00 2005: poll 
> started
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * OK 
> csiges9.insa-lyon.fr Cyrus IMAP4 v2.2.12-INSA-LYON server ready
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> CAPABILITY
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * BAD Invalid tag
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> LOGIN "mschlienger" *
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< LOGIN BAD Null command
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> SELECT "INBOX"
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< SELECT BAD Null command
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: No mail for mschlienger at 
> mail.insa-lyon.fr
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP> LOGOUT
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: IMAP< * BAD Invalid tag
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: 6.2.5 querying 
> mail.insa-lyon.fr (protocol IMAP) at Tue Aug 30 01:07:00 2005: poll 
> completed
> Aug 30 01:07:00 localhost fetchmail[2498]: sleeping at Tue Aug 30 
> 01:07:00 2005
>                                                                                   
>
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> regards,
>
> martin.
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According to the log, it uses cram-md5 for first server and 
plain(password, "en clair"), over SSL/TLS1 connection for the second 
one. So I forced these settings in my fetchmailrc (error may come from 
kerberos or other authentication type it tries, but why does it work 
several times and not after a failure (and why does it fail the first 
time?). Here is the fetchmail -V with the current version of my file:

This is fetchmail release 6.2.5+NTLM+SDPS+SSL+NLS
Fallback MDA: (none)
Linux delorean 2.6.13 #1 Mon Aug 29 03:33:18 CEST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
Taking options from command line and /home/martin/.fetchmailrc
Poll interval is 100 seconds
Idfile is /home/martin/.fetchids
Progress messages will be logged via syslog
Fetchmail will forward misaddressed multidrop messages to martin.
Options for retrieving from evh...@po...:
  True name of server is pop3.evhr.net.
  Protocol is POP3.
  All available authentication methods will be tried.
  Server nonresponse timeout is 300 seconds (default).
  Default mailbox selected.
  Only new messages will be retrieved (--all off).
  Fetched messages will not be kept on the server (--keep off).
  Old messages will not be flushed before message retrieval (--flush off).
  Rewrite of server-local addresses is enabled (--norewrite off).
  Carriage-return stripping is disabled (stripcr off).
  Carriage-return forcing is disabled (forcecr off).
  Interpretation of Content-Transfer-Encoding is enabled (pass8bits off).
  MIME decoding is disabled (mimedecode off).
  Idle after poll is disabled (idle off).
  Nonempty Status lines will be kept (dropstatus off)
  Delivered-To lines will be kept (dropdelivered off)
  Fetch message size limit is 100 (--fetchsizelimit 100).
  Do binary search of UIDs during 9 out of 10 polls (--fastuidl 10).
  Messages will be SMTP-forwarded to: localhost (default)
  Single-drop mode: 1 local name(s) recognized.
  No UIDs saved from this host.
Options for retrieving from mar...@im...:
  True name of server is imap4.orange.fr.
  Protocol is IMAP.
  CRAM-Md5 authentication will be forced.
  Server nonresponse timeout is 300 seconds (default).
  Default mailbox selected.
  Only new messages will be retrieved (--all off).
  Fetched messages will not be kept on the server (--keep off).
  Old messages will not be flushed before message retrieval (--flush off).
  Rewrite of server-local addresses is enabled (--norewrite off).
  Carriage-return stripping is disabled (stripcr off).
  Carriage-return forcing is disabled (forcecr off).
  Interpretation of Content-Transfer-Encoding is enabled (pass8bits off).
  MIME decoding is disabled (mimedecode off).
  Idle after poll is disabled (idle off).
  Nonempty Status lines will be kept (dropstatus off)
  Delivered-To lines will be kept (dropdelivered off)
  Fetch message size limit is 100 (--fetchsizelimit 100).
  Do binary search of UIDs during 9 out of 10 polls (--fastuidl 10).
  Messages will be SMTP-forwarded to: localhost (default)
  Single-drop mode: 1 local name(s) recognized.
  No UIDs saved from this host.
Options for retrieving from msc...@ma...:
  True name of server is mail.insa-lyon.fr.
  Protocol is IMAP.
  Password authentication will be forced.
  SSL encrypted sessions enabled.
  SSL protocol: TLS1.
  Server nonresponse timeout is 300 seconds (default).
  Default mailbox selected.
  Only new messages will be retrieved (--all off).
  Fetched messages will not be kept on the server (--keep off).
  Old messages will not be flushed before message retrieval (--flush off).
  Rewrite of server-local addresses is enabled (--norewrite off).
  Carriage-return stripping is disabled (stripcr off).
  Carriage-return forcing is disabled (forcecr off).
  Interpretation of Content-Transfer-Encoding is enabled (pass8bits off).
  MIME decoding is disabled (mimedecode off).
  Idle after poll is disabled (idle off).
  Nonempty Status lines will be kept (dropstatus off)
  Delivered-To lines will be kept (dropdelivered off)
  Fetch message size limit is 100 (--fetchsizelimit 100).
  Do binary search of UIDs during 9 out of 10 polls (--fastuidl 10).
  Messages will be SMTP-forwarded to: localhost (default)
  Single-drop mode: 1 local name(s) recognized.
  No UIDs saved from this host.

I've just launched  fetchmail with this config, so I'll keep informed of 
the current status after several days (or hours, if it bugs again...) .

best regards,

martin.

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