Re: newbie problem with Mail::POP3Client;
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
Re: newbie problem with Mail::POP3Client;
Thanks for this. I'm not completely new but haven't found any sort of comprehensive docs, only cryptic ones. Where might I find it? By debug switch do you mean the optional debug_flag ? No I haven't but about to. No idea what AUTH_MODE means, and my two oreilly perl books don't tell me either but I'll try and Google for it. Thanks, have moved on a little! Jim 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 -- == Jim Maas Ph.D. 29 Amber Close Earley, Reading, UK RG6 7ED 0118-935-3283 0771-985-8698 jamaas at btinternet dot com
Re: newbie problem with Mail::POP3Client;
Please bottom post Thanks for this. I'm not completely new but haven't found any sort of comprehensive docs, only cryptic ones. Where might I find it? Documentation for modules available on CPAN are always available online in a quite readable format, for example, http://search.cpan.org/~sdowd/Mail-POP3Client-2.16/POP3Client.pm Also you can access most modules documentation after installation by issuing, perldoc module name perldoc Mail::POP3Client By debug switch do you mean the optional debug_flag ? No I haven't but about to. Well yes, but it is 'DEBUG', and is passed to the constructor. No idea what AUTH_MODE means, and my two oreilly perl books don't tell me either but I'll try and Google for it. AUTH_MODE sets the mode that the POP client will use to send the password. The POP3 server on the other end may or may not support encrypted (actually hashed but that's another topic) passwords in which case the AUTH_MODE may need to be set to tell the client to send the password in clear text. Setting AUTH_MODE to BEST seems to allow the most flexibility. Thanks, have moved on a little! Jim No problem. http://danconia.org 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 -- == Jim Maas Ph.D. 29 Amber Close Earley, Reading, UK RG6 7ED 0118-935-3283 0771-985-8698 jamaas at btinternet dot com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/ http://learn.perl.org/first-response
Re: newbie problem with Mail::POP3Client;
Hi Wiggins, It works! Thanks a bunch. I'm no computer newbie but am new to Perl, and where does one get started? It was the AUTH_MODE, which had to be set to 'PASS'. The machine it is connecting to is a Sun running Linux, but I don't know the flavour or what mailer. This is just a demo/prototype but will try to upgrade this security in future. I know the module installed the MAIL::POP3Client documentation when it installed but my bash just says no such command as perldoc ... Another challenge! Thanks Jim Wiggins d Anconia wrote: Please bottom post Thanks for this. I'm not completely new but haven't found any sort of comprehensive docs, only cryptic ones. Where might I find it? Documentation for modules available on CPAN are always available online in a quite readable format, for example, http://search.cpan.org/~sdowd/Mail-POP3Client-2.16/POP3Client.pm Also you can access most modules documentation after installation by issuing, perldoc module name perldoc Mail::POP3Client By debug switch do you mean the optional debug_flag ? No I haven't but about to. Well yes, but it is 'DEBUG', and is passed to the constructor. No idea what AUTH_MODE means, and my two oreilly perl books don't tell me either but I'll try and Google for it. AUTH_MODE sets the mode that the POP client will use to send the password. The POP3 server on the other end may or may not support encrypted (actually hashed but that's another topic) passwords in which case the AUTH_MODE may need to be set to tell the client to send the password in clear text. Setting AUTH_MODE to BEST seems to allow the most flexibility. Thanks, have moved on a little! Jim No problem. http://danconia.org 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 -- == Jim Maas Ph.D. 29 Amber Close Earley, Reading, UK RG6 7ED 0118-935-3283 0771-985-8698 jamaas at btinternet dot com -- == Jim Maas Ph.D. 29 Amber Close Earley, Reading, UK RG6 7ED 0118-935-3283 0771-985-8698 jamaas at btinternet dot com
