[fetchmail]fetchmail[5125]: POP3 connection to pop.earthlink.net failed: temporary name server error.

[Rob MacGregor]

On 27/06/05, Chris <cpollock@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Monday 27 June 2005 10:35 am, Rob MacGregor wrote:
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> Sorry Rob, on most list I'm on if the error isn't in the subj, its mostly
> ignored.  I'll remember that next time.

Not a problem with it being in the subject, but being *only* in the
subject is a PITA :-)
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> And where might I find that?

Start with /etc/resolv.conf.  That'll give you the IPs of the DNS
servers you're using.
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> Its a simple setup, here is my fetchmail.rc:
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> defaults
> set postmaster cpollock
> set nobouncemail
> set daemon 120
> set syslog
> poll pop.earthlink.net proto pop3
> username "cpollock" password "*********" is cpollock here
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> The whole setup is fetchmail > procmail > Kmail (using imap folders)
> I have no problems other than when I'm sending spam reports, thats when t=
he
> errors show up.

Well, all your setup does is pull the mail from eathlink and pass it
to your localhost.  The version of fetchmail and output of "fetchmail
-v -v" showing a problem run would be useful.

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Rob MacGregor
      Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he=20
        doesn't become a monster.                  Friedrich Nietzsche