On 0, srl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What I've done so far: > > -configured fetchmail (I think) properly to check the POP3 box, but it > won't connect. It's supposed to be logging into maple.he.net as > localjoe.org/srl. Here's what I get in my /var/log/maillog: > > Apr 15 14:40:33 trinity fetchmail[924]: starting fetchmail 5.1.0 daemon > Apr 15 14:40:33 trinity fetchmail[924]: 5.1.0 querying maple.he.net > (protocol APOP) at Sat, 15 Apr 2000 14:40:33 -0400 (EDT) > Apr 15 14:45:33 trinity fetchmail[924]: timeout after 300 seconds waiting > to connect to server maple.he.net. > Apr 15 14:45:33 trinity fetchmail[924]: client/server synchronization > error while fetching from maple.he.net > Apr 15 14:45:33 trinity fetchmail[924]: Query status=7 > Apr 15 14:45:33 trinity fetchmail[924]: fetchmail: sleeping at Sat, 15 Apr > 2000 14:45:33 -0400 (EDT) > > > So what am I doing wrong? I've looked at all the fetchmail help I can > find. > > I read some docs somewhere that implied I needed a local MTA running, so > fetchmail could deliver mail to my local account. I decided to kill off > sendmail and install qmail, which I've been meaning to do for a while, I'm > having arcane troubles with that also--- something about it not wanting to > alias mail aimed at [EMAIL PROTECTED] to srl@trinity. Do I need a local > MTA, and if so where should I look for info on configuring qmail to do > what I need? > It looks like your POP server is down. Do a ping and see if you get a response. -- Subba Rao [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pws.prserv.net/truemax/ => Time is relative. Here is a new way to look at time. <= http://www.smcinnovations.com _______________________________________________ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk
