On Tue, 2003-11-11 at 03:23, Kordula Martin wrote: > Hi fellow Debian fans, > > I'm having a problem understanding fetchmail. > I've got fetchmail 5.9.11 which I installed from the stable package collection. > I also have Exim 3.35 installed (which was a default install when I > installed Woody). > > I have fetchmail running as a daemon and checking for mail every 60 seconds > on 'localhost'. > But when I use my Webmin admin app to check the servers, I get... > > Checking for mail on server(s) with command /usr/bin/fetchmail -v -f > '/etc/fetchmailrc' .. > > > fetchmail: 5.9.11 querying localhost (protocol POP3) at Tue Nov 11 09:32:03 > 2003: poll started > > POP3 connection to localhost failed: Connection refused > > fetchmail: 5.9.11 querying localhost (protocol POP3) at Tue Nov 11 09:32:03 > 2003: poll completed > > fetchmail: Query status=2 (SOCKET) > > fetchmail: 5.9.11 querying localhost (protocol POP3) at Tue Nov 11 09:32:03 > 2003: poll started > > POP3 connection to localhost failed: Connection refused > > fetchmail: 5.9.11 querying localhost (protocol POP3) at Tue Nov 11 09:32:03 > 2003: poll completed > > fetchmail: Query status=2 (SOCKET) > > fetchmail: 5.9.11 querying localhost (protocol POP3) at Tue Nov 11 09:32:03 > 2003: poll started > > POP3 connection to localhost failed: Connection refused > > fetchmail: 5.9.11 querying localhost (protocol POP3) at Tue Nov 11 09:32:03 > 2003: poll completed > > fetchmail: Query status=2 (SOCKET) > > fetchmail: 5.9.11 querying localhost (protocol POP3) at Tue Nov 11 09:32:03 > 2003: poll started > > POP3 connection to localhost failed: Connection refused > > fetchmail: 5.9.11 querying localhost (protocol POP3) at Tue Nov 11 09:32:03 > 2003: poll completed > > fetchmail: Query status=2 (SOCKET) > > fetchmail: normal termination, status 2 > > .. checking failed! > and it does not seem to matter if I change 'localhost' to the FQDN of my > server either. > I've been reading that fetchmail is well documented, but I've checked the > man pages, and I'm just not getting it. > Am I trying to use fetchmail for something it's not intended to be used for? > My whole reason for fetchmail was to allow users to access their e-mail via > their MUAs (e.g. Outlook Express).
Sounds like it's trying to do what it's supposed to do: pass off the emails to your MTA, but is not able to, because of: POP3 connection to localhost failed: Connection refused Is exim actually running? -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA "A C program is like a fast dance on a newly waxed dance floor by people carrying razors." Waldi Ravens -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
