The problem was something to do with localhost (127.0.0.1). For some unknown
reason it didn't take effect or was in the wrong place or something.
I had played around and then it worked.
Basically fetchmail tried to deliver the mail locally on 127.0.0.1 but the
firewall rejected it... hmmm.. good lesson to learn.
here's my favourite localhost story, taken from:
http://www.antionline.com/archives/text/gtmhh/vol2.html
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MUHAHAHA TIP: Want to yank someone's chain? Tell him to ftp to
127.0.0.1 and log in using his or her own user name and password for
kewl warez! My ex-husband Keith Henson did that to the Church of
Scientology. The COGs ftp-ed to 127.0.0.1 and discovered all their
copyrighted scriptures. They assumed this was on Keith's computer, not
theirs. They were *so* sure he had their scriptures that they took him
to court. The judge, when he realized they were simply looping back to
their own computer, literally laughed them out of court.
For a hilarious transcript or audio tape of this infamous court
session, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's Keith's email
address. My hat is off to a superb hacker!
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Stuart.
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