Re: [fetchmail-users] fetchmail on server unable to connect to postfix

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

On 8/16/07, M. Fioretti <mfi...@ne...> wrote:
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> Now I want to reuse that file on a Centos server, separate from my home
> desktop, running postfix, dovecot and fetchmail-6.2.5-6.0.1.el4

Please upgrade to 6.3.8

> fetchmail always gets from postfix:
>
> Helo command rejected: need fully-qualified hostname

So, fix your postfix configuration :)  You may find that setting the
fetchmail keyword smtpaddress to something that is qualified will help
(see the man page).

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>
> Why does the rc file which works fine at home fail on the server?
> OK, if I understand correctly, the problem is that _postfix_ is
> configured differently, and it's not a fetchmail problem.

Correct, this is a postfix configuration issue.

> Alternatively, pointers to the specific postfix setting causing this are
> also welcome.

Having taken 2 seconds to consult the postfix documentation:

http://www.seaglass.com/postfix/faq.html#dapp

Provides details as to the setting that causes this.  I suspect you
actually want to further consult the postfix documentation to
whitelist localhost from that test.

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