Re: [fetchmail-users] fetchmail authorization and socket errors

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

Please don't crosspost to multiple lists - pick a list and stick with it.

On 11/11/06, wa...@wa... <wa...@wa...> wrote:
>
> Nov 11 12:47:17 wadesmart fetchmail[13871]: Unknown login or
> authentication error on wad...@gm...@gmail-pop.l.google.com
> Nov 11 12:47:17 wadesmart fetchmail[13871]: socket error while fetching
> from wad...@gm...@pop.gmail.com

Check your gmail password and account.  The password you have in the
fetchmail config file is not the password that's set on the account
(or you've disabled POP access).

Also, with gmail you only need your username, not the full address (or
at least that's been my experience, YMMV).

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Rob MacGregor
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