[fetchmail]Getaddrinfo problem

[Edward McKeown]

Here is the output that I got from my logs:

Feb 28 22:32:13 localhost fetchmail[394]: awakened at Mon, 28 Feb 2005
22:32:13 -0500 (EST)
Feb 28 22:32:30 localhost fetchmail[394]: 2 messages for emck at
mail.mac.com (50566 octets).
Feb 28 22:32:31 localhost fetchmail[394]: reading message
emck@mail.mac.com:1 of 2 (47042 octets)
Feb 28 22:32:38 localhost fetchmail[394]: SMTP connect to localhost failed
Feb 28 22:32:38 localhost fetchmail[394]: SMTP transaction error while
fetching from mail.mac.com
Feb 28 22:32:38 localhost fetchmail[394]: Query status=10 (SMTP)
Feb 28 22:32:38 localhost fetchmail[394]: sleeping at Mon, 28 Feb 2005
22:32:38 -0500 (EST)
Feb 28 22:33:38 localhost fetchmail[394]: awakened at Mon, 28 Feb 2005
22:33:38 -0500 (EST)
Feb 28 22:33:57 localhost fetchmail[394]: 2 messages for emck at
mail.mac.com (50566 octets).
Feb 28 22:33:58 localhost fetchmail[394]: reading message
emck@mail.mac.com:1 of 2 (47042 octets)
Feb 28 22:34:05 localhost postfix/smtpd[530]: connect from
localhost[127.0.0.1]
Feb 28 22:34:06 localhost postfix/smtpd[530]: 042087B9BF:
client=localhost[127.0.0.1]
Feb 28 22:34:06 localhost postfix/cleanup[532]: 042087B9BF:
message-id=<20050301031253.20368.qmail@corpmailer01.prod.mesa1.secureserver.
net>
Feb 28 22:34:06 localhost postfix/qmgr[409]: 042087B9BF:
from=<newsletter@godaddy.com>, size=47454, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Feb 28 22:34:06 localhost fetchmail[394]:  flushed
Feb 28 22:34:06 localhost postfix/local[534]: 042087B9BF:
to=<edward@localhost.BlueTuna.local>, orig_to=<edward@localhost>,
relay=local, delay=0, status=sent ("|/usr/bin/procmail")
Feb 28 22:34:07 localhost fetchmail[394]: reading message
emck@mail.mac.com:2 of 2 (3524 octets)
Feb 28 22:34:07 localhost postfix/smtpd[530]: 724C67B9C0:
client=localhost[127.0.0.1]
Feb 28 22:34:07 localhost postfix/cleanup[532]: 724C67B9C0:
message-id=<002f01c51e05$88c4dd40$9665a8c0@de6iw>
Feb 28 22:34:07 localhost postfix/qmgr[409]: 724C67B9C0:
from=<sentto-2240464-11838-1109647603-emck=mac.com@returns.groups.yahoo.com>
, size=3769, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Feb 28 22:34:07 localhost fetchmail[394]:  flushed
Feb 28 22:34:07 localhost postfix/local[534]: 724C67B9C0:
to=<edward@localhost.BlueTuna.local>, orig_to=<edward@localhost>,
relay=local, delay=0, status=sent ("|/usr/bin/procmail")
Feb 28 22:34:08 localhost postfix/smtpd[530]: disconnect from
localhost[127.0.0.1]
Feb 28 22:34:08 localhost fetchmail[394]: sleeping at Mon, 28 Feb 2005
22:34:08 -0500 (EST)
Feb 28 22:35:08 localhost fetchmail[394]: awakened at Mon, 28 Feb 2005
22:35:08 -0500 (EST)
Feb 28 22:35:15 localhost fetchmail[394]: fetchmail:
getaddrinfo(mail.mac.com.pop3)
Feb 28 22:35:15 localhost fetchmail[394]: Query status=2 (SOCKET)
Feb 28 22:35:15 localhost fetchmail[394]: sleeping at Mon, 28 Feb 2005
22:35:15 -0500 (EST)
Feb 28 22:36:15 localhost fetchmail[394]: awakened at Mon, 28 Feb 2005
22:36:15 -0500 (EST)
Feb 28 22:36:22 localhost fetchmail[394]: fetchmail:
getaddrinfo(mail.mac.com.pop3)
Feb 28 22:36:22 localhost fetchmail[394]: Query status=2 (SOCKET)
Feb 28 22:36:22 localhost fetchmail[394]: sleeping at Mon, 28 Feb 2005
22:36:22 -0500 (EST).

I think it could be the OS but I am not sure, I have not tried to recomplie
fetchmail.

Once again than you so much for your help.

Edward



On 2/27/05 12:33 PM, "Rob MacGregor" <rob.macgregor@gmail.com> wrote:

> Please - if you want help keep this on the list.
> 
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 08:58:49 -0500, Edward McKeown <emck@mac.com> wrote:
>> Here is what I get " fetchmail: can't accept options while a background
>> fetchmail is running."
> 
> Ok, so stop the running fetchmail and do it then.
> 
>> Yes it is the same version as I use to have.
> 
> In which case the problem is nearly certainly down to your OS upgrade.
>  Have you tried recompiling fetchmail incase it's a library problem?