This has been previously reported by, at least, Mark Bergman
<bergman(_at_)panix(_dot_)com> (07feb2001) and Chip Salzenberg
<chip(_at_)valinux(_dot_)com>,
but since there doesn't appear to have been any resolution posted, I
thought I would try again. I can add a little more information to the
previous postings.
I previously had fetchmail 4.5.8 running without trouble on a 486
running RedHat Linux 5.2, and fetching from 2 ISP's POP3 servers. The
486 karked it, so I tried to move the mail onto the firewall, a 486
running RedHat 6.2, fetchmail 5.3.1.
I found exactly the same symptoms as reported by Mark, except that I
have not yet tried removing the first message from the server. To
reiterate those symptoms:
restarting fetchmail doesn't help
changing timeout doesn't help
it appears that headers are sent, then fetchmail times out waiting for
body
Netscape & kmail can read all messages just fine
The network and firewall configurations are unchanged from when
fetchmail was running on the RH 5.2 machine.
Downgrading fetchmail from 5.3.1 to 4.5.8 (the previously working
version) didn't help, but fetchmail reported a stupid number in its
timeout message, and took a lot longer to time out. (5.3.1 reports 0
seconds, but appears to actually wait for the correct timeout period).
Upgrading to fetchmail 5.7.0 is not practical at this time, but will
eventually happen in conjunction with a Linux upgrade.
Here's a log:
[igc(_at_)pyramus igc]$ fetchmail -vv -a -t10
fetchmail: 5.3.1 querying pop-server.bigpond.net.au (protocol POP3) at
Sun, 18 M
ar 2001 00:40:21 +1100 (EST)
fetchmail: POP3< +OK m15.bigpond.net.au POP3 server (Netscape Messaging
Server -
Version 3.6) ready Sun, 18 Mar 2001 00:40:22 +1100
fetchmail: POP3> USER xxxxxx
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Password required for xxxxxx
fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
fetchmail: POP3< +OK xxxxxx's maildrop has 23 messages (319083 octets)
fetchmail: selecting or re-polling default folder
fetchmail: POP3> STAT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 23 319083
23 messages for xxxxxx at pop-server.bigpond.net.au (319083 octets).
fetchmail: POP3> LIST
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 23 messages (319083 octets)
fetchmail: POP3< 1 2881
<SNIP SIMILAR LINES>
fetchmail: POP3< 23 3186
fetchmail: POP3< .
fetchmail: POP3> RETR 1
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 2881 octets
reading message 1 of 23 (2881 octets)
About to rewrite Return-Path: <helpdesk(_at_)bigpond(_dot_)net(_dot_)au>
Rewritten version is Return-Path: <helpdesk(_at_)bigpond(_dot_)net(_dot_)au>
About to rewrite From: helpdesk(_at_)bigpond(_dot_)net(_dot_)au
Rewritten version is From: helpdesk(_at_)bigpond(_dot_)net(_dot_)au
About to rewrite To: icalla(_at_)bigpond(_dot_)net(_dot_)au
Rewritten version is To: icalla(_at_)bigpond(_dot_)net(_dot_)au
fetchmail: timeout after 0 seconds waiting for listener to respond.
fetchmail: client/server synchronization error while fetching from
pop-server.bigpond.net.au
fetchmail: Query status=ERROR
fetchmail: 5.3.1 querying lau-mail.tpgi.com.au (protocol POP3) at Sun,
18 Mar 20
01 00:40:36 +1100 (EST)
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Cubic Circle's v1.31 1998/05/13 POP3 ready
<631100002f68b33
a(_at_)buffy(_dot_)tpgi(_dot_)com(_dot_)au>
fetchmail: POP3> USER xxxxxx
fetchmail: POP3< +OK xxxxxx selected
fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Congratulations!
fetchmail: selecting or re-polling default folder
fetchmail: POP3> STAT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 49 388702
49 messages for xxxxxx at lau-mail.tpgi.com.au (388702 octets).
fetchmail: POP3> LIST
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 49 messages (388702 octets)
fetchmail: POP3< 1 5006
fetchmail: POP3< 2 31647
<SNIP SIMILAR LINES>
fetchmail: POP3< 48 21535
fetchmail: POP3< 49 2666
fetchmail: POP3< .
fetchmail: POP3> RETR 1
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 5006 octets
reading message 1 of 49 (5006 octets)
About to rewrite Return-Path: <KnowlesR(_at_)Pasminco(_dot_)com(_dot_)au>
Rewritten version is Return-Path: <KnowlesR(_at_)Pasminco(_dot_)com(_dot_)au>
About to rewrite From: "Knowles, Rick"
<KnowlesR(_at_)Pasminco(_dot_)com(_dot_)au>
Rewritten version is From: "Knowles, Rick"
<KnowlesR(_at_)Pasminco(_dot_)com(_dot_)au>
About to rewrite To: "*Maree Mc Guinness (E-mail)"
<mcguinness(_at_)telstra(_dot_)easymail(_dot_)
com.au>,
"*Teresa Williams (E-mail)" <williams(_at_)tassie(_dot_)net(_dot_)au>,
"+David Reynolds (E-mail)" <dreynolds(_at_)southcom(_dot_)com(_dot_)au>,
<SNIP LOTS MORE RECIPIENTS>
"Jane Rutherford (E-mail)"
<jane(_dot_)rutherford(_at_)telstra(_dot_)com>
Rewritten version is To: "*Maree Mc Guinness (E-mail)"
<mcguinness(_at_)telstra(_dot_)easym
ail.com.au>,
"*Teresa Williams (E-mail)" <williams(_at_)tassie(_dot_)net(_dot_)au>,
"+David Reynolds (E-mail)" <dreynolds(_at_)southcom(_dot_)com(_dot_)au>,
<SNIP AGAIN>
"Jane Rutherford (E-mail)"
<jane(_dot_)rutherford(_at_)telstra(_dot_)com>
fetchmail: timeout after 0 seconds waiting for listener to respond.
fetchmail: client/server synchronization error while fetching from
lau-mail.tpgi.com.au
fetchmail: Query status=ERROR
fetchmail: Deleting fetchids file.
fetchmail: normal termination, status 7
fetchmail: Deleting fetchids file.
Any ideas?
Ian Callahan
--
---- . ----
"Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their
Windows(TM)?"
(Isaiah 60:8 KJV).
---- . ----