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fetchmail SMTP errors

2001-02-20 06:05:42
Hi,

sometimes if I use fetchmail (v5.6.5) under AIX 4.1.4 via

  fetchmail -p pop3 popserv.xx.xx.xx

I got the following error

  reading message 1 of 1 (582 octets) fetchmail: SMTP connect to \
    localhost failed
  fetchmail: SMTP transaction error while fetching from popserv.xx.xx.xx
  fetchmail: Query status=10 (SMTP)

I checked SMTP port 25 on localhost, sendmail is running ok and working
normally for "normal" mails, no according error messages in the sendmail
logs. In the FAQ I found

   ... the most
   benign and typical problem is that the listener had a momentary
   seizure due to resource exhaustion while fetchmail was polling it --
   process table full or some other problem that stopped the listener
   process from forking. 

Any ideas how can I analyze/check that situation?

With the new fetchmail v5.6.7 I got a slightly different message

  reading message 1 of 1 (582 octets) fetchmail: SMTP connect to \ 
    localhost failed
  fetchmail: SMTP transaction error while delivering to SMTP host \ 
    popserv.xx.xx.xx
  fetchmail: Query status=10 (SMTP)

Why want fetchmail deliver something per SMTP to the POP-server?

Greetings

Jens

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