On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 19:25:22 -0600, Olly wrote:
>I sometimes get a different error from fetchmail:
>
> Sig 2 unable to open a socket to receive mail
>
>what can I do to cause a socket to open?
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Fri, 19 Jan 2001 15:32:45
I am happy to report
that the problem is cured and I can download mail....and it
saves<grin>
Here is the fix:
from a FaQ written by Eric S. Raymond, at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
R7. Fetchmail randomly dies with socket errors.
Check the MTU value in your PPP interface reported by /sbin/ifconfig.
If it's over 600,
change it in your PPP options file. (/etc/ppp/options on my box). Here
are option values
that work:
mtu 552
mru 552
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I added the above options to my /etc /ppp/options file and it
works nicely....
I do not profess to even a slight knowledge of the intricate
relationship between ppp and the various mailprogram protocals....But
it seems to me that a mtu value in the ppp interface is in fact a ppp
related problem.
At any rate, the problem is cured and I am getting mail...hopefully
this may help someone else, for this is not an easy problem for a
beginner to research......I could not determine if the difficulty
originated with worldnet server., my programs ,,or a combination of
the two?
But now it is over...until the next problem 8-)
Thank you for your help and patience.
Olly P
