* Phil Brutsche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [241100 09:16]: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > > > I'm working on it. Just recompiled my kernel the other day to support > > firewalling but haven't had time to work on the iptables and other > > configuration issues. > > I find it easier to configure exim to listen only on 127.0.0.1 (with the > "local_interfaces" setting) - it's all fetchmail needs - than fudge with > firewalling. > > Much cleaner that way, I think. But that's just me :)
Good suggestion. I'll look into that. Thanks. > > @home is way too broad in their description of "server". I understand > > that their intent is to limit bandwidth since it is a shared resource > > but their one-size-fits-all policy is ridiculous. > > Tell me about it. Why doesn't anyone consider special cases like > hobbyists any more? I would willingly pay a small premium to be able to > run "servers" as a private person. > > > They would not go for it. They were especially not helpful after I, point > > blank, told them that their policy only served to conserve bandwidth for > > use by teenagers pirating software, stolen music and porn. Hmmm...maybe > > I shouldn't have told them that, huh? :) > > :) > > Back to your problem with fetchmail: would it help to see a working > config? I realize you are trying to be helpful but...I don't have a problem with my mail configuration. We've kind of taken a side trip off the main thread. The person with the mail problems is John-Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, the guy who started the main thread that lead us here. :) But thanks anyways! rob.jacobs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>