From: Riley Williams (bwflgdb@tvkumagaya.ne.jp)
Date: Mon Oct 22 2001 - 02:03:56 EEST
Hi Henk.
>> Although this is not a radio problem I do think it is valid to
>> use this list, because I normally collect my linux-hams mail
>> from within Linux:
>> I recently updated from RH 6.2 (kernel 2.2.14) to RH 7.1 (kernel
>> 2.4.9). Since then and without changing any configuration files
>> I cannot access my pop3 server to collect mail.
>> No problems with sending mail or connecting to the internet. I
>> have tried Netscape, Balsa, fetchmail without any results and I
>> am at a loss what could be wrong.
>> Balsa does not come up with an error message, netscape tells me
>> that the server (mail.ion.com.au) refuses the netscape
>> connection, try again later! The error message of fetchmail may
>> throw a light on the subject if I could interpret its meaning:
>> 'fetchmail: Query status=2(SOCKET)'
> I have seen this before. When I had this there was an error in
> the message numbering. I forced fetchmail to ask for all
> messages, not only the ones since the last time you fetched your
> mail. Maybe you can try this as well.
> I dont know the options but I guess you can find out in the
> fetchmail manpages.
According to the fetchmail manpage, an error code of 2 means...
Q> An error was encountered when trying to open a socket to retrieve
Q> mail. If you don't know what a socket is, don't worry about it -
Q> just treat this as an 'unrecoverable error'.
...and I note that this is NOT an authorisation error (that's reported
as error 3), a locking error (error 9), a DNS error (error 11), a case
of bad permissions (error 6), or a syntax error in its arguments
(error 5). I have to admit that I can't help any further than that.
Best wishes from Riley.
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