> I'm sure you've seen this one hundreds of times! > Uh, nope. Which is really nice. > I copied the following script, downloaded and installed the POP3Client > module but it doesn't want to connect to an external POP3 server for me, > for some reason. I have put in the correct pop3 server, username and > password, at least the same ones that work for me and will connect Mozilla. > > Any thoughts about how to find the problem and/or debug? >
Did you turn on the DEBUG switch? There is a section in the docs that state that it will give an indication of errors. I copied your script, turned it on, saw that the connection was successful by login was not. I then attempted switching the AUTH_MODE for my connection to PASS (yes I know what this means, do you? If not, learn before doing so.) and everything then worked. > It runs, but I get "You have -1 messages" > The docs state that currently the only way to check for successful connection is to ask for the number of messages, with -1 indicating connection failure. I suspect 0 is success but empty, and >1 meaning success and with messages. Granted this is fairly annoying and I would think getting that switched is high on their list. > I suspect the -1 means the variable has not been initialized or for some > reason it will not connect to the server. > -1 is initialization of the variable, just not a connection. > TIA > > Jim > <snip code> http://danconia.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
