henry nelson <netb(_at_)irm(_dot_)nara(_dot_)kindai(_dot_)ac(_dot_)jp> writes:
As much as I knew it was a problem on this side and nothing to do with
fetchmail per se, still the program was sitting there useless to me.
I wonder if perhaps fetchmail couldn't be a little more helpful in its
exit status messages. "Query status=2 (SOCKET)" left me completely
clueless, and I assume most of the people on the list. Anyway, if you're
completely stumped and fairly confident that your system settings are
reasonably sane, and things just won't work, try the "no dns" option.
The "no dns" option was the magic invocation to get things working here.
Better fix your resolver configuration and your resolver should you
happen to run one locally. Also note that BIND can sometimes wedge...
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Matthias Andree
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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin