Someone at LULA (linux users LA) helped me solve this one. Question is, is SMTP listening? If not, fetchmail has no where to go.
netstat -a | grep -i smtp If not, try the steps buried in this document: http://www.lafn.org/~cymbala/Debian/t4700ct.html -Rob Cymbala --- MamoMC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A few mails above a wrote about a problem with Fetchmail, Exim and > Procmail. Now I realize that most likely I have a problem with > Fetchmail which, after downloading, says: > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > fetchmail: SMTP transaction error while fetching from > pop.tiscalinet.it > fetchmail: Query status=10 (SMTP) > fetchmail: normal termination, status 10 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > In Fetchmail man I can read about exit code 10: > 10 The fetchmail run failed while trying to do an SMTP > port open or transaction. > > Then I try, both as maurizio (standard user) and AS ROOT, to connect > to the SMTP port. What I get is: > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ telnet mamo 25 > Trying 127.0.0.1... > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ telnet mamo smtp > Trying 127.0.0.1... > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > I think it has something to do with permissions and/or security. > > If I can get this to work I'll get Fetchmail+Exim+Procmail[+Mutt] to > work. > > How can I solve the problem? > Can anybody help me, please? > TIA! > Bye, > Maurizio. > ---------------------------------------------- > Virgilio Mail - Il tuo indirizzo E-mail gratis > http://mail.virgilio.it > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/
