getaddrinfo is a network address and service translation function.
Quoted from the manpage:
<quote>
The getaddrinfo(3) function combines the functionality
provided by the getipnodebyname(3), getipnodebyaddr(3),
getservbyname(3), and getservbyport(3) functions into a
single interface. The thread-safe getaddrinfo(3) function
creates one or more socket address structures that can be
used by the bind(2) and connect(2) system calls to create
a client or a server socket.
</quote>
It is possible that the connection failed and hence no mail was
downloaded. Why the connection failed is unclear from the messages... the
status=2 seems to indicate a some sort of return value... but generally
error values are -ve.
Since this is +ve, the fetchmail source might give you a clue.
-Naren
On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Dr . Sharukh K . R . Pavri . wrote:
>
> When I run fetchmail, I sometimes get the following message:
>
> fetchmail: 5.7.4 querying pop.hotpop.com (protocol POP3) at Tue Sep 11
> 19:52:14$fetchmail: fetchmail: getaddrinfo(pop.hotpop.com.pop3)
> fetchmail: Query status=2 (SOCKET)
> fetchmail: 5.7.4 querying pop.mail.yahoo.com (protocol POP3) at Tue Sep 11
> 19:5$fetchmail: fetchmail: getaddrinfo(pop.mail.yahoo.com.pop3)
> fetchmail: Query status=2 (SOCKET)
> fetchmail: 5.7.4 querying 202.56.240.1 (protocol POP3) at Tue Sep 11 19:52:14
> 2$fetchmail: Query status=2 (SOCKET)
> fetchmail: fetchmail: sleeping at Tue Sep 11 19:52:14 2001
>
>
> What does getaddrinfo mean ? I searched the man page for fetchmail but there
> is no getaddrinfo in it. When I get theses messages, no mail is downloaded.
>
> regards,
>
> Sharukh.
>
>
> --
> Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri.
> Mumbai, India.
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