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

[M. F. <mfi...@ne...>]

On Thu, Aug 16, 2007 13:12:41 PM +0100, Rob MacGregor
(rob...@gm...) wrote:
> On 8/16/07, M. Fioretti <mfi...@ne...> wrote:
> Please upgrade to 6.3.8

The one I reported is the default one in Centos 4.4, I'll try to
have it upgraded asap, thanks. Not that it would make any difference wrt
this problem, would it? Now:

> > Helo command rejected: need fully-qualified hostname
> So, fix your postfix configuration

As I mentioned in the original message, I cannot easily change (for
reasons which are everything but technical...) the postfix configuration.
Unless I *am* sure that it is really the only possible way to fix this, that
is. Otherwise I would have posted straight to the postfix list.

For the record, here is the complete excerpt of the postfix refusal I get
_WITH_:

   poll pop3.myprovider.com with proto POP3 tracepolls
      user myaccount there with pass "the password" is root here keep
      smtpaddress exact_output_of_hostname_command_here

Aug 16 14:41:55 machinename postfix/smtpd[5641]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT
from localhost[127.0.0.1]: 504 5.5.2 <localhost>: Helo command rejected:
need fully-qualified hostname; from=<testaddress>
to=<root@exact_output_of_hostname_command_here> proto=ESMTP
helo=<localhost>

I take this to mean that setting smtpaddress as above isn't enough to
not make fetchmail send an helo different than localhost. Is this correct,
and if yes, isn't there any other way to make fetchmail helo something
else?

With respect to this:
> Having taken 2 seconds to consult the postfix documentation.. I suspect
> you actually want to further consult the postfix documentation

Generally, I have no problem at all to study man pages. The specific
problem I have with email related docs is that it's really hard to
figure out, unless one already knows the whole terminology and protocols
in advance, to know what to search for.

Even placing the whole error message in google, as I usually do, doesn't
yeld much when email is concerned. I know this for a fact, that's why I
also need a bit of pointers from mailing lists.

Thanks for your patience,
Marco

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