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

[Chris]

On Tuesday 28 June 2005 12:56 am, Rob MacGregor wrote:

> Start with /etc/resolv.conf.  That'll give you the IPs of the DNS
> servers you're using.
>
> > Its a simple setup, here is my fetchmail.rc:
> >
> > defaults
> > set postmaster cpollock
> > set nobouncemail
> > set daemon 120
> > set syslog
> > poll pop.earthlink.net proto pop3
> > username "cpollock" password "*********" is cpollock here
> >
> > The whole setup is fetchmail > procmail > Kmail (using imap folders)
> > I have no problems other than when I'm sending spam reports, thats when
> > the 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.

Thanks for the hint to check resolv.conf.  I added EL's two DNS nameservers 
last night, ran fetchmail -v -v and not a single error showed up either last 
night or tonight.  Looks like that fixed it.

Thanks again

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Chris
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