Trying to set up my mail system using fetchmail and testing for the first time by: fetchmail -k -vv
I got a error and no messages in /var/spool/mail/fr only a /home/rland/.fetchids file. these are the last lines the debug information gave out: fetchmail: POP3< 9 2469 fetchmail: POP3< 10 2309 fetchmail: POP3< 11 3080 fetchmail: POP3< 12 4035 fetchmail: POP3< 13 3364 fetchmail: POP3< 14 2307 fetchmail: POP3< 15 2705 fetchmail: POP3< 16 2397 fetchmail: POP3< 17 2787 fetchmail: POP3< 18 2475 fetchmail: POP3< 19 2448 fetchmail: POP3< 20 2704 fetchmail: POP3< 21 2858 fetchmail: POP3< 22 7823 fetchmail: POP3< 23 2826 fetchmail: POP3< 24 2176 fetchmail: POP3< . fetchmail: POP3> RETR 1 fetchmail: POP3< +OK Ok. reading message 1 of 24 (2532 octets) About to rewrite Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rewritten version is Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> About to rewrite To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rewritten version is To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] About to rewrite From: Kirill Miazine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rewritten version is From: Kirill Miazine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> About to rewrite Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rewritten version is Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed fetchmail: POP3> QUIT fetchmail: POP3< * Tamas TEVESZ [2002-10-18 10:33]: fetchmail: SMTP transaction error while fetching from pop.btx.dtag.de fetchmail: swapping UID lists fetchmail: Query status=10 (SMTP) fetchmail: Writing fetchids file. fetchmail: normal termination, status 10 fetchmail: Writing fetchids file. rland@MINI:~$ What do the "rewrite" logs mean, why does fetchmail report a smpt error though terminating 'normal' and where have my messages disapeared too :-( Any help is grately appreciated Robert -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]