Rob Weir wrote: >On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 08:17:37AM -0600, Gary Turner wrote: >> Shyamal Prasad wrote:
[...] >> >> >Also, I don't use 'auth' and it works fine. I use the same POP server >> >as you are trying to use. >> >> Dropping the "auth" did the job on syntax. Funny, I added it because I >> was getting connection refused--host unknown. That error has not >> returned (yet). Now I'm back to "couldn'y find canonical DNS name for >> pop.sbc... normal termination, status 11" From the manual: >> >> 11 Fatal DNS error. Fetchmail encountered an error while performing a >> DNS lookup at startup and could not proceed. >> >> What's the cure here? I did check, and found that one of the DNS >> servers for sbc has changed, so I changed /etc/resolv.conf to no avail. >> Any hints? Did you have a prob? > >Can 'host' resolve the hostname correctly? No. in fact, I can't ping or telnet either. Same with smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.net. Oddly, a couple of days ago I telnetted into the smtp addy to confirm authentication mode. Here is from Exim's mainlog: koko:/var/log/exim# tail mainlog [...] 2003-02-11 17:09:47 18ijX9-0001RO-00 <= [EMAIL PROTECTED] H=etta.blues [192.168.0.3] P=esmtp S=557 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-02-11 17:09:48 18ijX9-0001RO-00 => [EMAIL PROTECTED] R=smarthost T=remote_smtp H=smtp-sbc-v1.mail.vip.sc5.yahoo.com [66.163.171.137] 2003-02-11 17:09:48 18ijX9-0001RO-00 Completed 2003-02-11 17:12:48 18ija4-0001SB-00 <= root@blues U=root P=local S=308 2003-02-11 17:12:50 18ija4-0001SB-00 => [EMAIL PROTECTED] R=smarthost T=remote_smtp H=smtp-sbc-v1.mail.vip.sc5.yahoo.com [66.163.171.137] 2003-02-11 17:12:50 18ija4-0001SB-00 Completed So, koko (the Linux box) is able to connect on the smtp side. Also, etta, the Winbox, from which I'm trying to emigrate, is able to access both pop and smtp. But, now (I just checked) I can't telnet from this box either. Can you suggest where to find a clue? Resolv.conf? Hosts? -- gt [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have never drunk so much that I passed out--- at least not that I can remember. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]