fetchmail stops working after upgrade to Breezy

[Jakob Rohrer]

Hi Eamonn,

On Sunday, September 18, 2005, at 02:58 PM, Eamonn Sullivan wrote:

> On 18/09/05, Eamonn Sullivan <eamonn.sullivan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> in fetchmailrc added an smtp option:
>>
>> smtp "smtp.blueyonder.co.uk"

I'ld say this smtp-line is wrong. fetchmail isn't interested, where 
your OUTGOING mail goes to, but where to hand over INCOMING mail 
fetched from your provider (blueyonder.co.uk, I guess).
In my setup usually fetchmail runs on the same machine as postfix, 
therfore fetchmail gives mail just to smtpd on localhost, NOT to your 
provider.



>>
>> in /etc/postfix/main.cf added two options:
>>
>> relayhost = smtp.blueyonder.co.uk
>> inet_interfaces = $myhostname, localhost
>>
>> And now it works. Thanks again.
>>
>
> Apologies for replying to myself, but I spoke too soon. The only mail
> that arrives at my gmail address are messages sent locally (i.e., cron
> and anacron messages and test email I send via /usr/bin/mail). Items
> downloaded from my blueyonder account go to the bit bucket.
>
This means in my opinion, your postfix workes properly enough for 
fetchmail.
fetchmail shouldn't do anything else then fetching from your provider 
and handing it over to your local smtpd.

> Quick summary of the problem:
>
> 1. I have a ".forward" file with just one line:
> eamonn.sullivan at gmail.com
>
> 2. I have a ".fetchmailrc" file with the following (password, username
> changed to XXXXXX):
>
> poll pop3.blueyonder.co.uk
>         proto pop3
>         user "XXXXXXXXXX"
>         pass "XXXXXXXXXX"
>         is esullivan
>         nokeep
>         fetchall
>         no ssl
>         smtp "smtp.blueyonder.co.uk"
>
> 3. My /etc/postfix/main.cf file looks like this:
>
> smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu)
> biff = no
>
> # appending .domain is the MUA's job.
> append_dot_mydomain = no
> # Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings
> #delay_warning_time = 4h
> # Uncomment the next line to use procmail for delivery
> #mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
> alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
> myorigin = /etc/mailname
> mydestination = localhost.localdomain, localhost.localdomain, localhost
> mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8
> relayhost = smtp.blueyonder.co.uk
> inet_interfaces = $myhostname, localhost
> mailbox_size_limit = 0
> recipient_delimiter = +
> unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 450
> sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
>
>
> 4. Problem: email appears to download correctly from blueyonder and
> there aren't any error messages, but nothing arrives at gmail. There
> must be something I'm missing. This all worked perfectly in Hoary and
> has stopped working in Breezy. I suspect I changed a configuration
> file and then allowed the config to be overwritten during
> dist-upgrade.

It downloads and sends it back to your provider. This is a 
mail-forwarding-loop, I'ld say.

>
> this works:
> $ mail eamonn.sullivan at gmail.com
> Subject: test
> test.
> .
> Cc:
> $
>
> The test email arrives in Gmail without problems.
>
> Can anyone spot what I'm missing?

I'ld say: Just omit the smtp-line in fetchmailrc

Jakob
>
> -Eamonn