* Arvind Marathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [09-11-07 15:43]: > Some more info: > I found out that all my mails were sitting in the file /var/mail/arvind, > realised that exim had by default set > "Delivery method for local mail:" > to > "mbox format in /var/mail/". > I changed it to > "Maildir format in home directory". > > Not sure if that was the cause of the problem but still i am left with the old > 417 messages, updating getmail again claims to deliver nearly 600 messages, > but > they are not anywhere in ~/mail/inbox. > > Arvind > > ps: My localhost is behind a firewall. The firewall is > 'manju.mbu.iisc.ernet.in', the localhost is 'orion.mbu.iisc.ernet.in'. I am > attaching the file /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf below. Please point out > if > there is anything wrong with exim configuration. > > ---------------------------------------------- > # /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf > # > # Edit this file and /etc/mailname by hand and execute update-exim4.conf > # yourself or use 'dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config' > # > # Please note that this is _not_ a dpkg-conffile and that automatic changes > # to this file might happen. The code handling this will honor your local > # changes, so this is usually fine, but will break local schemes that mess > # around with multiple versions of the file. > # > # update-exim4.conf uses this file to determine variable values to replace > # the DEBCONFsomethingDEBCONF strings in the configuration template files. > # > # Most settings found in here do have corresponding questions in the > # Debconf configuration, but not all of them. > # > # This is a Debian specific file > > dc_eximconfig_configtype='smarthost' > dc_other_hostnames='manju.mbu.iisc.ernet.in' > dc_local_interfaces='127.0.0.1' > dc_readhost='orion.mbu.iisc.ernet.in' > dc_relay_domains='' > dc_minimaldns='false' > dc_relay_nets='' > dc_smarthost='mbu.iisc.ernet.in' > CFILEMODE='644' > dc_use_split_config='true' > dc_hide_mailname='true' > dc_mailname_in_oh='true' > dc_localdelivery='maildir_home' > > > > > Following is my .procmailrc, if that is any help > > ----------------------------------------------- > > MAILDIR=$HOME/mail/ > > LOGFILE=$HOME/.procmaillog > > VERBOSE=no > > :0 > > inbox/ > > ----------------------------------------------- > > > > And this is my ~/.procmaillog > > ----------------------------------------------- > > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Jun > > 19 15:01:19 2007 > > Subject: orkut - Invitation to join from aditi kanhere > > Folder: inbox/new/1182245479.16098_0.orion 3088 > > ----------------------------------------------- > > > > The message mentioned in the .procmaillog is the 417th mail message. Does > > all > > this give any hint to the experienced guys? I'm clueless )-: > > > > Arvind > > > > > >> On 9/11/07, Kumar Appaiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> I think getmail marks messages as read once you receive them. In fact, > >>> it may so have happened that of your 582 messages, only 417 were new > >>> (unread), but getmail's claim to have delivered everything beats me. > >> > >> The OP's getmailrc calls procmail. Does .procmailrc contain the > >> standard recipe for deleting duplicates? > >> > >> Checking that (and your procmail log, if you're using one) will be helpful. > >> > >> Breen > >> > >> -- > >> Breen Mullins > >> Menlo Park, Calif. > >> > >> -- > >> This message has been scanned for viruses and > >> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > >> believed to be clean. > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean.
Well, procmail is *not* the problem as you are only telling procmail to delever *everything* to /home/<user>/Mail. not familiar with getmail, does it offer any logs and verbosity level. That would be the first place I would look. And lacking logs, the next thing would be to try to run it from the command line and capture and/or monitor the screen output to look for clues. -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org
