fetchmailrc not working

Sat Jul 18 18:09:01 UTC 2009

On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 10:08:20AM -0700, Admin wrote:
> the ssl directive is on a separate line in the .fetchmailrc
> 
> how does fetchmail decide where to Place incoming pop'ed mail?

You tell it. Or maybe tell your local MTA.

> $ cat .fetchmailrc
> # Configuration created Wed Jul  4 14:43:14 2001 by fetchmailconf
> set bouncemail
> set properties ""
> 
> poll pop.gmail.com uidl proto pop3 port 995 auth password user
>       "username at gmail.com" there with password "(KP800st" nokeep no fetchall
>       ssl

Mine ... 

poll pop.gmail.com proto pop3 port 995 user hal at burgiss.net is halb here password XXXX ssl

Thats all one line BTW. Notice the 'is halb'. That's my local account name in
Ubuntu-ese.

> 
> Old UID list from pop.gmail.com: GmailId1227664b01af00f0 
> GmailId1227ab38a0c99f03 GmailId1227b57e11219c67 GmailId1227b6d1567eb8d3 
> GmailId1227c6eaddaa5777 GmailId1227c9e7b358b9bd GmailId1227ef498b186c7c 
> GmailId1227ef499abba7c7 GmailId1227fd9ec124dcb9 GmailId122800ef0bf0a843 
> GmailId122806ee264dae0a GmailId12283c297221386b GmailId1228582ca622935c 
> GmailId1228583b621b1603 GmailId12289ff047fa0bf6 GmailId1228bc3175d0f6ec 
> GmailId1228bc3179ff241a GmailId1228bc3224f2f7a8 GmailId1228bc323c2248f3 
> GmailId1228bc3288bee0ce GmailId1228bc5c038ff4a3 GmailId1228e6b97c376d8c 
> GmailId1228eb36d480eb67 GmailId1228eb3b3eaa9f44 <empty>
> Scratch list of UIDs: <empty>
> fetchmail: 6.3.8 querying pop.gmail.com (protocol POP3) at Sat Jul 18 
> 09:46:21 2009: poll started
> Trying to connect to 209.85.133.109/995...connected.
> fetchmail: Issuer Organization: Equifax
> fetchmail: Unknown Issuer CommonName
> fetchmail: Server CommonName: pop.gmail.com
> fetchmail: pop.gmail.com key fingerprint: 
> 44:A8:E9:2C:FB:A9:7E:6D:F9:DB:F3:62:B2:9E:F1:A9
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK Gpop ready for requests from 174.143.253.66 
> c1pf2778ana.32
> fetchmail: POP3> USER username at gmail.com
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK send PASS
> fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK Welcome.
> fetchmail: selecting or re-polling default folder
> fetchmail: POP3> STAT
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK 24 210868
> fetchmail: POP3> UIDL
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK
> fetchmail: POP3< 1 GmailId1227664b01af00f0
> fetchmail: POP3< 2 GmailId1227ab38a0c99f03
> fetchmail: POP3< 3 GmailId1227b57e11219c67
> fetchmail: POP3< 4 GmailId1227b6d1567eb8d3
> fetchmail: POP3< 5 GmailId1227c6eaddaa5777
> fetchmail: POP3< 6 GmailId1227c9e7b358b9bd
> fetchmail: POP3< 7 GmailId1227ef498b186c7c
> fetchmail: POP3< 8 GmailId1227ef499abba7c7
> fetchmail: POP3< 9 GmailId1227fd9ec124dcb9
> fetchmail: POP3< 10 GmailId122800ef0bf0a843
> fetchmail: POP3< 11 GmailId122806ee264dae0a
> fetchmail: POP3< 12 GmailId12283c297221386b
> fetchmail: POP3< 13 GmailId1228582ca622935c
> fetchmail: POP3< 14 GmailId1228583b621b1603
> fetchmail: POP3< 15 GmailId12289ff047fa0bf6
> fetchmail: POP3< 16 GmailId1228bc3175d0f6ec
> fetchmail: POP3< 17 GmailId1228bc3179ff241a
> fetchmail: POP3< 18 GmailId1228bc3224f2f7a8
> fetchmail: POP3< 19 GmailId1228bc323c2248f3
> fetchmail: POP3< 20 GmailId1228bc3288bee0ce
> fetchmail: POP3< 21 GmailId1228bc5c038ff4a3
> fetchmail: POP3< 22 GmailId1228e6b97c376d8c
> fetchmail: POP3< 23 GmailId1228eb36d480eb67
> fetchmail: POP3< 24 GmailId1228eb3b3eaa9f44
> fetchmail: POP3< .
> 24 messages (24 seen) for username at gmail.com at pop.gmail.com (210868 
> octets).
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:1 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:2 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:3 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:4 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:5 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:6 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:7 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:8 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:9 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:10 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:11 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:12 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:13 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:14 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:15 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:16 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:17 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:18 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:19 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:20 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:21 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:22 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:23 not flushed
> skipping message username at gmail.com@gmail-pop.l.google.com:24 not flushed
> fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
> fetchmail: POP3< +OK Farewell.
> fetchmail: 6.3.8 querying pop.gmail.com (protocol POP3) at Sat Jul 18 
> 09:46:21 2009: poll completed
> New UID list from pop.gmail.com: GmailId1227664b01af00f0 = 1 
> GmailId1227ab38a0c99f03 = 1 GmailId1227b57e11219c67 = 1 
> GmailId1227b6d1567eb8d3 = 1 GmailId1227c6eaddaa5777 = 1 
> GmailId1227c9e7b358b9bd = 1 GmailId1227ef498b186c7c = 1 
> GmailId1227ef499abba7c7 = 1 GmailId1227fd9ec124dcb9 = 1 
> GmailId122800ef0bf0a843 = 1 GmailId122806ee264dae0a = 1 
> GmailId12283c297221386b = 1 GmailId1228582ca622935c = 1 
> GmailId1228583b621b1603 = 1 GmailId12289ff047fa0bf6 = 1 
> GmailId1228bc3175d0f6ec = 1 GmailId1228bc3179ff241a = 1 
> GmailId1228bc3224f2f7a8 = 1 GmailId1228bc323c2248f3 = 1 
> GmailId1228bc3288bee0ce = 1 GmailId1228bc5c038ff4a3 = 1 
> GmailId1228e6b97c376d8c = 1 GmailId1228eb36d480eb67 = 1 
> GmailId1228eb3b3eaa9f44 = 1 <empty>
> fetchmail: swapping UID lists
> fetchmail: Query status=1 (NOMAIL)
> fetchmail: Writing fetchids file.
> fetchmail: normal termination, status 1
> fetchmail: Writing fetchids file.

'normal termination'. Looks OK to me.

Here is my successful run ... 

fetchmail: 6.3.9-rc2 querying pop.gmail.com (protocol POP3) at Sat 18 Jul 2009 02:05:28 PM EDT: poll started
Trying to connect to 209.85.133.109/995...connected.
fetchmail: Issuer Organization: Equifax
fetchmail: Unknown Issuer CommonName
fetchmail: Server CommonName: pop.gmail.com
fetchmail: pop.gmail.com key fingerprint: 44:A8:E9:2C:FB:A9:7E:6D:F9:DB:F3:62:B2:9E:F1:A9
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Gpop ready for requests from 64.253.101.55 b7pf7697434ana.17
fetchmail: POP3> CAPA
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Capability list follows
fetchmail: POP3< USER
fetchmail: POP3< RESP-CODES
fetchmail: POP3< EXPIRE 0
fetchmail: POP3< LOGIN-DELAY 300
fetchmail: POP3< X-GOOGLE-VERHOEVEN
fetchmail: POP3< UIDL
fetchmail: POP3< .
fetchmail: POP3> USER hal at burgiss.net
fetchmail: POP3< +OK send PASS
fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Welcome.
fetchmail: selecting or re-polling default folder
fetchmail: POP3> STAT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 6 32660
fetchmail: POP3> LAST
fetchmail: POP3< -ERR Not supported
fetchmail: POP3> UIDL
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3< 1 GmailId11fc95e1390770a2
fetchmail: POP3< 2 GmailId11fc95e15c98f045
fetchmail: POP3< 3 GmailId11fc95e2216557af
fetchmail: POP3< 4 GmailId12057b3e6730a624
fetchmail: POP3< 5 GmailId120a5f64bfd17e77
fetchmail: POP3< 6 GmailId120a5f9e2954c7e4
fetchmail: POP3< .
6 messages (6 seen) for hal at burgiss.net at pop.gmail.com (32660 octets).
skipping message hal at burgiss.net@gmail-pop.l.google.com:1 not flushed
skipping message hal at burgiss.net@gmail-pop.l.google.com:2 not flushed
skipping message hal at burgiss.net@gmail-pop.l.google.com:3 not flushed
skipping message hal at burgiss.net@gmail-pop.l.google.com:4 not flushed
skipping message hal at burgiss.net@gmail-pop.l.google.com:5 not flushed
skipping message hal at burgiss.net@gmail-pop.l.google.com:6 not flushed
fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Farewell.
fetchmail: 6.3.9-rc2 querying pop.gmail.com (protocol POP3) at Sat 18 Jul 2009 01:59:29 PM EDT: poll completed
fetchmail: swapping UID lists
fetchmail: Query status=1 (NOMAIL)
fetchmail: Writing fetchids file.
fetchmail: normal termination, status 1
fetchmail: Writing fetchids file.

>From my amateur perspective your fetchmail seems to be working fine.

-- 
Hal