Re: [Fetchmail-users] fetchmail vs divecot server setup for pop3 and imap

[Matthias A. <mat...@gm...>]

Am 06.03.20 um 15:32 schrieb Gene Heskett:
> What sort of a debugging command would expose that to my perusal? 

just make sure you don't use -s or --silent and add one -v or --verbose.

Then check the syslog or logfile if output wasn't to console (Note the
logfile must exist before running fetchmail, else logging is lost).

>> Because on well-behaved 
>> POP3 servers, DELE are only deletion requests that are queued up and
>> kept pending unapplied until the client sends a "QUIT" command, when
>> the DELE will actually be committed.
>>
>> Also, does your mail store have proper permissions for Dovecot to
>> actually write, if you are sharing it with Webmail?
> My mail store is the /home/gene/Mail/etc database tde's version of 
> kmail-1.9 maintains.  So I guess I am not understanding what you are 
> seeking.
If you see a QUIT/+OK conversation at the end of the verbose log, then
that "cannot DELE" is a question to ask your ISP.