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Old 10-31-2003, 12:03 PM   #1
unclejessie77
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Fetchmail...please help


Im having trouble getting fetchmail to work. Id explain what problem im having but it would be eaiser to just show you the printout from fetchmail -v


[Jcoutts1@anubis Jcoutts1]$ fetchmail -v
fetchmail: 5.9.0 querying mail.ptd.net (protocol POP3) at Fri 31 Oct 2003 01:08:03 PM EST
fetchmail: POP3< +OK <7848.1067623011@mail.ptd.net>
fetchmail: POP3> CAPA
fetchmail: POP3< -ERR authorization first
fetchmail: authorization first
fetchmail: POP3> USER Jcoutts1
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3> STAT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 0 0
fetchmail: No mail for Jcoutts1 at mail.ptd.net
fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: normal termination, status 1
[Jcoutts1@anubis Jcoutts1]$ fetchmail -v
fetchmail: 5.9.0 querying mail.ptd.net (protocol POP3) at Fri 31 Oct 2003 01:09:23 PM EST
fetchmail: POP3< +OK <7109.1067623091@mail.ptd.net>
fetchmail: POP3> CAPA
fetchmail: POP3< -ERR authorization first
fetchmail: authorization first
fetchmail: POP3> USER Jcoutts1
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3> STAT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 1623
1 message for Jcoutts1 at mail.ptd.net (1623 octets).
fetchmail: POP3> LIST
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3< 1 1623
fetchmail: POP3< .
fetchmail: POP3> RETR 1
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1623 octets
reading message 1 of 1 (1623 octets)
fetchmail: SMTP< 220 localhost.localdomain ESMTP Sendmail 8.12.5/8.12.5; Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:09:27 -0500
fetchmail: SMTP> EHLO localhost
fetchmail: SMTP< 250-localhost.localdomain Hello anubis [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you
fetchmail: SMTP< 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
fetchmail: SMTP< 250-PIPELINING
fetchmail: SMTP< 250-8BITMIME
fetchmail: SMTP< 250-SIZE
fetchmail: SMTP< 250-DSN
fetchmail: SMTP< 250-ETRN
fetchmail: SMTP< 250-DELIVERBY
fetchmail: SMTP< 250 HELP
fetchmail: SMTP> MAIL FROM:<Jeremy.Coutts@T-Mobile.com> SIZE=1623
fetchmail: SMTP< 250 2.1.0 <Jeremy.Coutts@T-Mobile.com>... Sender ok
fetchmail: SMTP> RCPT TO:<Jcoutts1@localhost>
fetchmail: SMTP< 550 5.1.1 <Jcoutts1@localhost>... User unknown
fetchmail: SMTP listener doesn't like recipient address `Jcoutts1@localhost'
fetchmail: SMTP> RCPT TO:<Jcoutts1@localhost>
fetchmail: SMTP< 550 5.1.1 <Jcoutts1@localhost>... User unknown
fetchmail: can't even send to Jcoutts1!
fetchmail: SMTP> RSET
fetchmail: SMTP< 250 2.0.0 Reset state
flushed
fetchmail: POP3> DELE 1





Peticularly this line:

fetchmail: SMTP< 550 5.1.1 <Jcoutts1@localhost>... User unknown
fetchmail: SMTP listener doesn't like recipient address `Jcoutts1@localhost'



If anyone can help. I appreciate it.
 
Old 10-31-2003, 01:12 PM   #2
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whats in your .fetchmailrc ?
 
Old 10-31-2003, 03:56 PM   #3
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poll mail.ptd.net proto POP3 fetchall
 
Old 10-31-2003, 05:17 PM   #4
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Well i figured out why fetchmail was giving me a "user unknown".

I edited the alisis file to:

Jcoutts1: Jcoutts1@ptd.net


Fixed that problem....on to the next one.
 
  


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