Yes, true... I just run the thing as root and have a .fetchmailrc file in the /root dir.. It collects mail for all users in the one file (as all 2 users are me!)
Stupid cron keeps emailing me saying fetchmail said: Warning: Running as root is discouraged Every 5 flipping minutes.... Am trying to find a way of turning it's user-checking off. :-) This didn't happen before....Kernels and packages are getting pickier! :-) Lloyd Bayley Berowra PC Services P.O. Box 270 Berowra Heights NSW 2082 Ph: (02) 9456-0292 Mob: 0411-541-007 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.berowrapc.com -----Original Message----- From: 'Clive Menzies' [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 9 April 2006 10:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: minor (major) fetchmail problem On (09/04/06 08:40), Lloyd Bayley - Berowra PC Services wrote: > I slept on it and found the problem this morning. > For some reason I have the command running as 'fetchmail fetchmail -v' took > out the first 'fetchmail' and it all came to life. > > I haven't touched the crontab for ages so perhaps there was that bug all > along that the last install was ignoring and this one picked up. > > Dear me, the tiredness-factor plays a big part sometimes! :-) > > Kind Regards, Hehe :) Glad you sorted it out. FWIW I run fetchmail as a daemon (no cron); you set the interval in /etc/fetchmailrc. For a single user, it's probably not worth doing but if you're collecting mail for multiple users, it saves configuring individual .fetchmailrc files. Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
