On Tue, 6 Dec 2016 14:21:23 -0700 Bob Holtzman <hol...@cox.net> wrote:
> I've run across this a number of times in the past, but it's usually a > permissions problem, easily fixed. Not this time. > > holtzm@localhost:~$ ls -l .fetchmail > -rwx------ 1 holtzm holtzm 365 Nov 26 14:05 .fetchmail > > Sure looks like it aught to work. It's probably something simple that > I'm missing and when someone points it ought I will ram my head into a > wall in self-disgust. > Try losing the x. Many programs, when checking for a secure configuration file, look for 600, not 700. -- Joe