* Michael Schwendt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-09-08 12:59]: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 10:22:58 -1000, Marc Adler wrote: > > > I'm not sure where to post this, so I'll start here. > > > > The problem: my computer is only downloading email from my pop3 account > > when it's actually on. All messages that come in while it's off are sent > > into the void. > > > > My setup: fetchmail -> procmail -> mutt. > > Your description is highly confusing. So, you have an e-mail account > somewhere which is connected to the Internet permanently. That server > account receives messages 24/7 and offers a POP3 service. On a > different computer (your client) you use fetchmail to connect to the > POP3 server in order to retrieve the messages. Now, who polls your > POP3 mailbox when your client is turned of?
No one. That was the problem. But as my appended post indicated, I figured out where the messages were being sent: /var/spool/mail/root. > > [...] > > Concerning your fetchmail daemon startup script, disable it and > poll your POP3 mailbox manually to debug your problem. Also verify > the contents of /etc/fetchmailrc. The contents of /etc/fetchmailrc are a copy of my .fetchmailrc, because I saw that the script was calling /etc/fetchmailrc, and I wanted it to send my mail to my mbox, not root's. All the "lost messages" wind up in /var/spool/mail/root, instead of my user's mbox. How can I correct this behavior? Should I change the script so that it calls /home/marc/.fetchmailrc? -- Marc Adler -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
