fetchmail output to terminal (Can it be turned off)?

WindowBreaker · 01-30-2006, 10:30 AM

I'm using slack 10.2, with dropline gnome.
I I periodically use fetchmail to download my email. The problem is that when new mail arrives, it spits the notification onto my terminals, regardless of which terminal I'm using. This is very distracting.

I should specify, I don't think the output is from fetchmai itself. I think there some mail utility running.

Does anyone know how/where to configure/disable this?

Thanks in advance.

Pablo

marozsas · 01-30-2006, 12:01 PM

In your fetchmailrc configuration file, put the directive:
set logfile "/var/log/fetchmail.log"

regards,

gilead · 01-30-2006, 01:00 PM

If you don't want a separate log file, you can also use set syslog

WindowBreaker · 01-30-2006, 01:15 PM

Thanks for the suggestions. However, none of those options helped.

I believe there's another app running that's giving me the alerts, not fetchmail.

The output printed to all terminals looks like this:

Code:

New mail for user@host has arrived:
----
From: Doctor Dictionary <doctor@dictionary.com>
Subject: sang-froid: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

/-=-=-<advertisement>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-\

"End Procrastination. Stop Setting Goals Only To Give Up...
Learn How To Develop The Desire, Determination & Persistence
...more...

Code:

Below is a list of my running processes. If anyone could point out whice one is outputting to all terminals, it would be Great!
USER COMMAND
root init
root [keventd]
root [ksoftirqd_CPU0]
root [kswapd]
root [bdflush]
root [kupdated]
root [mdrecoveryd]
root [kjournald]
root [kjournald]
root [kjournald]
root /usr/sbin/syslogd
root /usr/sbin/klogd
root udevd
root [khubd]
root [usb-storage-0]
root [scsi_eh_1]
root /usr/sbin/inetd
root /usr/sbin/sshd
root /usr/sbin/crond
daemon /usr/sbin/atd
root /usr/sbin/acpid
root /usr/sbin/gpm
root /bin/login
root /sbin/agetty
root /sbin/agetty
root /sbin/agetty
root /sbin/agetty
root /sbin/agetty
pablo -bash
pablo dbus-launch
pablo dbus-daemon
pablo /bin/sh
pablo xinit
root X
pablo gnome-session
pablo /usr/libexec/gconfd-2
pablo /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon
pablo /usr/bin/esd
pablo /usr/libexec/bonobo-activation-server
pablo /usr/libexec/gnome-settings-daemon
pablo /usr/libexec/gnome-settings-daemon
pablo /usr/libexec/gnome-settings-daemon
pablo metacity
pablo gnome-panel
pablo nautilus
pablo gnome-terminal
pablo /usr/libexec/wnck-applet
pablo nautilus
pablo nautilus
pablo /usr/libexec/gnome-vfs-daemon
pablo /usr/libexec/gnome-vfs-daemon
pablo /usr/libexec/gnome-vfs-daemon
pablo gnome-panel
pablo gnome-panel
pablo gnome-pty-helper
pablo -bash
pablo gnome-terminal
pablo gnome-terminal
pablo nautilus
pablo nautilus
pablo nautilus
pablo /usr/libexec/mapping-daemon
pablo /usr/libexec/mixer_applet2
pablo /usr/libexec/notification-area-applet
pablo /usr/libexec/clock-applet
pablo xscreensaver
pablo -bash
pablo gaim
pablo /bin/sh
pablo /bin/sh
pablo /usr/lib/firefox/firefox-bin
pablo /usr/lib/firefox/firefox-bin
pablo /usr/lib/firefox/firefox-bin
pablo /usr/lib/firefox/firefox-bin
root su
root bash
pablo java_vm
pablo java_vm
pablo java_vm
pablo java_vm
pablo java_vm
pablo java_vm
pablo java_vm
pablo java_vm
pablo java_vm
pablo java_vm
pablo java_vm
pablo java_vm
pablo java_vm
pablo /usr/lib/firefox/firefox-bin
pablo /usr/lib/firefox/firefox-bin
pablo java_vm
pablo -bash
pablo abiword
root in.comsat
pablo ps

Thanks in advance.

Pablo

gilead · 01-30-2006, 01:50 PM

That looks like the output from in.comsat. Have a look in /etc/inetd.conf or /etc.xinetd.conf and look for an entry for the comsat service (in.comsat is the program name) and comment it out. You'll have to restart inetd or xinetd for the changes to take effect.

WindowBreaker · 01-30-2006, 02:48 PM

gilead:
That was it! I just disabled the in.comsat service and all is well.

Thanks for your help.

pablo