1) 4.4.4 is not the current version.
2) Since fetchmail isn't working correctly, have you checked:
a) the fetchmail website http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/fetchmail/ ?
b) the fetchmail mailing list?
c) the fetchmail FAQ?
Vince.
On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Bruno Prior wrote:
> A short while before the self-righteous thread on How To Annoy People
> Whose Help You Need, I posted a request for help with a problem I was
> experiencing. Not a single one of the supposedly helpful people of
> this list have bothered to reply. Having read the thread, it occurs to
> me that perhaps the original message wasn't annoying enough to merit a
> reply, so this is my next attempt. I am hoping that the combination of
> a useless Subject line, the reposting of the complete message, and the
> provocative tone will be sufficient incentive for someone to get off
> their arse and reply, even if it's to tell me that you can't help with
> the info I provided, or that you don't know the solution to the
> problem.
>
> Anyone got a clue? (and I'm not just referring to the specific
> problem)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bruno Prior
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: qmail refuses delivery from fetchmail despite forcecr option
> Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 13:09:07 +0100
> From: Bruno Prior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> I am new at using qmail, so please forgive me if this is something
> really obvious.
>
> I am fetching my mail from my ISP using fetchmail and passing it to
> the SMTP port (with qmail as mail server). I believe my ISP is using
> qpopper, if that makes any difference. This mostly works fine, but
> occasionally I get the following response, which I can't get past (I
> get round it by using Netscape to download that message):
>
> fetchmail: SMTP< 451 See http://pobox.com/~djb/docs/smtplf.html.
> fetchmail: SMTP listener refused delivery
>
> I have read the suggested web-page, but I already had forcecr on in my
> fetchmailrc (having RTFM) and I can't see any other relevant
> suggestion of how to fix this. What other FM have I missed?
>
> Incidentally, after a few failed download attempts because of this
> problem, my mail spool at the ISP got corrupted. Could this be
> connected?
>
> Also incidentally, all the messages that cause this problem come from
> this mailing list, which seems ironic.
>
> fetchmail version: 4.4.4 release 2 (this is pretty recent, so
> according to the web-page, it ought to be alright)
> qmail version: 1.03 release 9
>
> fetchmailrc:
>
> poll mailgate.ftech.net with protocol POP3
> user my_user_name there with password my_password is * here
> options fetchall forcecr
>
> I have tried playing around with the last line of the fetchmailrc,
> taking out "options" and/or "fetchall", in case they confused things,
> but it makes no difference.
>
> I would appreciate any help.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bruno Prior
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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