Hi: I figured out the problem. I reviewed the man fetchmail documentation again for the "No Keep" option Lee Roberts referred to (Thanks, Lee) and then tried including the -K switch in my fetchmail invocation. This, however did not solve the problem.
While scanning some of the other options, however, I noticed the -a switch (which says to retrieve all messages even if they had been marked "seen"). Looking back at the log file, I noticed that the mail server had indicated that the one message was "seen", so it appeared that the message was being ignored for that reason. I then invoked fetchmail with the -a switch and everything was working fine again. For some reason, the mail server was marking the messages as seen, even though I don't think I had ever had anything to do with those most recent messages before. At any rate, I'm going to include the -a option from now on. Thanks again to Lee for taking the time to offer your thoughts. Have a nice day, Mel --- Mel Roman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 07:55:07 -0800 (PST) > From: Mel Roman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Why does fetchmail see my messages, but > skip retrieving them? > To: Newbie Linux - mandrake Mail Group > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Hi: > > I've recently started working with fetchmail to > download my mail from two pop3 servers. Everything > was working as advertised until yesterday. When I > examine the log file, I see that fetchmail is > getting > into the accounts and seeing the messages, but then > decides to skip those messages and not flush them. > I > have done nothing to change my fetchmail > configuration > recently. My fetchmail.rc is exactly the same as it > was when everything was working fine. Does anybody > have any idea what the problem is? I've included > below 2 excerpts of the log file for comparison (one > when it working, one when it stopped working): > > 1. WHEN IT WAS WORKING: > ======================= > fetchmail: 5.7.4 querying > pop.ktchnr.phub.net.cable.rogers.com (protocol POP3) > at Thu Jan 3 01:35:53 2002 > fetchmail: POP3< +OK InterMail POP3 server ready. > fetchmail: POP3> USER mroman0837 > fetchmail: POP3< +OK please send PASS command > fetchmail: POP3> PASS * > fetchmail: POP3< +OK mroman0837 is welcome here > fetchmail: selecting or re-polling default folder > fetchmail: POP3> STAT > fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 12882 > fetchmail: POP3> LAST > fetchmail: POP3< +OK 0 > fetchmail: 1 message for mroman0837 at > pop.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com (12882 octets). > fetchmail: POP3> LIST > fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 messages > fetchmail: POP3< 1 12882 > fetchmail: POP3< . > fetchmail: POP3> TOP 1 99999999 > fetchmail: POP3< +OK 12882 octets > fetchmail: reading message 1 of 1 (12882 octets) > fetchmail: About to rewrite Return-Path: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Rewritten version is Return-Path: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > fetchmail: About to rewrite From: Multex Investor > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Rewritten version is From: Multex Investor > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > fetchmail: About to rewrite To: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Rewritten version is To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > fetchmail: about to deliver with: procmail > fetchmail: flushed > fetchmail: POP3> DELE 1 > fetchmail: POP3< +OK > fetchmail: POP3> QUIT > fetchmail: POP3< +OK mroman0837 InterMail POP3 > server > signing off. > > 2. WHEN IT WAS NOT WORKING: > =========================== > fetchmail: 5.7.4 querying pop.mail.yahoo.com > (protocol > POP3) at Sun 06 Jan 2002 10:38:35 AM EST > fetchmail: POP3< +OK hello from popgate > fetchmail: POP3> USER f24012 > fetchmail: POP3< +OK password required. > fetchmail: POP3> PASS * > fetchmail: POP3< +OK maildrop ready, 1 message > (10286 > octets) (357708 6291456) > fetchmail: selecting or re-polling default folder > fetchmail: POP3> STAT > fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 10286 > fetchmail: POP3> LAST > fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 > 1 message (1 seen) for f24012 at > pop.vip.sc5.yahoo.com > (10286 octets). > fetchmail: POP3> LIST > fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 message (10286 octets) > fetchmail: POP3< 1 10286 > fetchmail: POP3< . > skipping message 1 (10286 octets) not flushed > fetchmail: POP3> QUIT > fetchmail: POP3< +OK server signing off. > fetchmail: not swapping UID lists, no UIDs seen this > query > fetchmail: Query status=1 (NOMAIL) > > Any insights would be appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > > Mel Roman > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! > http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
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