Many thanks, the latest snapshot appears as if it may resolve this problem. It certainly isn't spinning wildly anymore.[ .. noise .. ] I'd say this was actually a potential problem with fetchmail but this may be "fixed" in the latest snapshot.
Thanks again,
Christian
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