i just downloaded version 6.2.5-1, no luck. BTW, netscape can't download the
email messages from my earthlink account. i'm starting to think something is
not quite right with the way earthlink and linux is configured. i don't
understand how things could have changed, but i think i'm over my head. do i
need to start worrying about sendmail configurations, /etc/files, like hosts,
aliases, ...?
here is the new output from fetchmail -v
fetchmail -v
fetchmail: 6.2.5 querying pop.earthlink.net (protocol POP3) at Wed, 10 Dec 2003
19:52:06 -0500 (EST): poll started
fetchmail: POP3< +OK NGPopper vEL_5_7 at earthlink.net ready
<8880(_dot_)1071103926(_at_)pintail>
fetchmail: POP3> CAPA
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3< user
fetchmail: POP3< pass
fetchmail: POP3< top
fetchmail: POP3< uidl
fetchmail: POP3< .
fetchmail: POP3> USER joelvsmith
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
fetchmail: POP3< +OK joelvsmith has 197 messages (3711082 octets).
fetchmail: POP3> STAT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 197 3711082
197 messages for joelvsmith at pop.earthlink.net (3711082 octets).
fetchmail: POP3> LIST 1
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 458
fetchmail: POP3> RETR 1
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 458 octets
reading message joelvsmith(_at_)pop(_dot_)earthlink(_dot_)net:1 of 197 (458
octets)
fetchmail: SMTP< 220 localhost.localdomain ESMTP Sendmail 8.12.8/8.12.8; Wed,
10 Dec 2003 19:52:10 -0500
fetchmail: SMTP> EHLO localhost
fetchmail: SMTP< 250-localhost.localdomain Hello localhost.localdomain
[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:<joelvsmith(_at_)earthlink(_dot_)net> BODY=7BIT
SIZE=458
fetchmail: SMTP< 250 2.1.0 <joelvsmith(_at_)earthlink(_dot_)net>... Sender ok
fetchmail: SMTP> RCPT TO:<joel(_at_)localhost>
fetchmail: SMTP< 250 2.1.5 <joel(_at_)localhost>... Recipient ok
fetchmail: SMTP> DATA
fetchmail: SMTP< 354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself
#*****fetchmail: socket error while fetching from pop.earthlink.net
fetchmail: 6.2.5 querying pop.earthlink.net (protocol POP3) at Wed, 10 Dec 2003
19:54:10 -0500 (EST): poll completed
fetchmail: Query status=2 (SOCKET)
fetchmail: normal termination, status 2
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob MacGregor <rob_macgregor(_at_)hotmail(_dot_)com>
Sent: Dec 10, 2003 11:58 AM
To: fetchmail-friends(_at_)lists(_dot_)ccil(_dot_)org
Subject: RE: [fetchmail]fetchmail-socket error
From: Joel Smith <joelvsmith(_at_)earthlink(_dot_)net>
fetchmail was working but then quit. i'm not sure that it's related but
it stopped working around the time i added another email address to my
earthlink account. ever since that time i've also had troubled sending
email through netscape, etc. on the other hand using xp works. very
frustrating. any help would be greatly appreciated.
here is my .fetchmailrc file
poll pop.earthlink.net
tracepolls
proto pop3
user "joelvsmith"
pass xxxxxxxx
is "joelvsmith" here # from the output this should be joel
fetchall
fetchmail -v
fetchmail: 5.9.0 querying pop.earthlink.net (protocol POP3) at Tue 09
Dec 2003 05:47:29 PM EST
That's an OLD version. Try again with the latest (6.2.5) and see if you get
the same problem.
fetchmail: POP3< +OK NGPopper vEL_5_7 at earthlink.net ready
<27461(_dot_)1071010049(_at_)harrier>
fetchmail: POP3> CAPA
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3< user
fetchmail: POP3< pass
fetchmail: POP3< top
fetchmail: POP3< uidl
fetchmail: POP3< .
fetchmail: POP3> USER joelvsmith
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
fetchmail: POP3< +OK joelvsmith has 181 messages (3574269 octets).
fetchmail: POP3> STAT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 181 3574269
181 messages for joelvsmith at pop.earthlink.net (3574269 octets).
fetchmail: POP3> LIST
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3< 1 458
<--SNIPPED POINTLESS LINES-->
fetchmail: POP3< 181 1564
fetchmail: POP3< .
fetchmail: POP3> RETR 1
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 458 octets
reading message 1 of 181 (458 octets)
fetchmail: SMTP< 220 localhost.localdomain ESMTP Sendmail 8.12.8/8.12.8;
Tue, 9
Dec 2003 17:47:39 -0500
fetchmail: SMTP> EHLO localhost
fetchmail: SMTP< 250-localhost.localdomain Hello localhost.localdomain
[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:<joelvsmith(_at_)earthlink(_dot_)net> BODY=7BIT
SIZE=458
fetchmail: SMTP< 250 2.1.0 <joelvsmith(_at_)earthlink(_dot_)net>... Sender ok
fetchmail: SMTP> RCPT TO:<joelvsmith(_at_)localhost>
fetchmail: SMTP< 550 5.1.1 <joelvsmith(_at_)localhost>... User unknown
fetchmail: SMTP listener doesn't like recipient address
`joelvsmith(_at_)localhost'
fetchmail: SMTP> RCPT TO:<joel(_at_)localhost>
fetchmail: SMTP< 250 2.1.5 <joel(_at_)localhost>... Recipient ok
fetchmail: no address matches; forwarding to joel.
fetchmail: SMTP> DATA
fetchmail: SMTP< 354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself
#*****fetchmail: socket error while fetching from pop.earthlink.net
fetchmail: Query status=2 (SOCKET)
fetchmail: SMTP> QUIT
Looks like you had a problem with pop.earthlink.net. As I said above, try
again with 6.2.5. You might also want to fix it so it passes email with the
right local domain.
Please DO NOT send me ANY email directly unless it's a privacy issue.
Reply-to mangled to assist those who don't read the above.
--
Rob | What part of "no" was it you didn't understand?
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