On my fedora 10 server I have configured Fetchmail Retrieval using webmin and it seems to be working fine. Here if the output of the check servers from the webmin of the Fetchmail:
Checking Servers
Checking for mail on server(s) with command fetchmail -v -f '/etc/fetchmailrc' -m '10.0.0.5' ..
fetchmail: WARNING: Running as root is discouraged.
fetchmail: 6.3.8 querying mail.perfectpol.com (protocol POP3) at Wed May 13 16:24:01 2009: poll started
Trying to connect to 196.23x.6x.110/110...connected.
fetchmail: POP3< +OK POP3 server ready <[email protected]>
fetchmail: POP3> CAPA
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Capability list follows
fetchmail: POP3< TOP
fetchmail: POP3< USER
fetchmail: POP3< UIDL
fetchmail: POP3< IMPLEMENTATION Smartertools_SmarterMail_1.5
fetchmail: POP3< .
fetchmail: pop.perfectpol.com: opportunistic upgrade to TLS failed, trying to continue.
fetchmail: POP3> USER [email protected]
fetchmail: POP3< +OK User:'[email protected]' ok
fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Password ok
fetchmail: POP3> STAT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 554
fetchmail: POP3> LAST
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 0
2 message for [email protected] at mail.perfectpol.com (554 octets).
fetchmail: POP3> LIST 1
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 554
fetchmail: POP3> TOP 1 99999999
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
reading message [email protected]@mail.perfectpol.com:1 of 1 (554 octets)
sh: 10.0.0.5: command not found
#*fetchmail: Error writing to MDA: Broken pipe
not flushed
fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK POP3 server signing off
fetchmail: 6.3.8 querying mail.perfectpol.com (protocol POP3) at Wed May 13 16:24:09 2009: poll completed
fetchmail: 6.3.8 querying mail.perfectpol.com (protocol POP3) at Wed May 13 16:24:09 2009: poll started
Trying to connect to 196.23x.6x.110/110...connected.
fetchmail: POP3< +OK POP3 server ready <[email protected]>
fetchmail: POP3> CAPA
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Capability list follows
fetchmail: POP3< TOP
fetchmail: POP3< USER
fetchmail: POP3< UIDL
fetchmail: POP3< IMPLEMENTATION Smartertools_SmarterMail_1.5
fetchmail: POP3< .
fetchmail: pop.perfectpol.com: opportunistic upgrade to TLS failed, trying to continue.
fetchmail: POP3> USER [email protected]
fetchmail: POP3< +OK User:'[email protected]' ok
fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Password ok
fetchmail: POP3> STAT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 0 0
fetchmail: No mail for [email protected] at mail.perfectpol.com
fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK POP3 server signing off
fetchmail: 6.3.8 querying mail.perfectpol.com (protocol POP3) at Wed May 13 16:24:16 2009: poll completed
fetchmail: normal termination, status 0
.. checking complete
Now my problem is how do I configure the fetchmail to deliver mail to clients desktops. I have two email users one with Windows XP mail client Microsoft outlook express and the other one with fedora 10 evaluotion. What are the necessary configuration should be done on the clients pc to receive or get the mails that has been download by fetchmail server.
Checking Servers
Checking for mail on server(s) with command fetchmail -v -f '/etc/fetchmailrc' -m '10.0.0.5' ..
fetchmail: WARNING: Running as root is discouraged.
fetchmail: 6.3.8 querying mail.perfectpol.com (protocol POP3) at Wed May 13 16:24:01 2009: poll started
Trying to connect to 196.23x.6x.110/110...connected.
fetchmail: POP3< +OK POP3 server ready <[email protected]>
fetchmail: POP3> CAPA
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Capability list follows
fetchmail: POP3< TOP
fetchmail: POP3< USER
fetchmail: POP3< UIDL
fetchmail: POP3< IMPLEMENTATION Smartertools_SmarterMail_1.5
fetchmail: POP3< .
fetchmail: pop.perfectpol.com: opportunistic upgrade to TLS failed, trying to continue.
fetchmail: POP3> USER [email protected]
fetchmail: POP3< +OK User:'[email protected]' ok
fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Password ok
fetchmail: POP3> STAT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 554
fetchmail: POP3> LAST
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 0
2 message for [email protected] at mail.perfectpol.com (554 octets).
fetchmail: POP3> LIST 1
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 554
fetchmail: POP3> TOP 1 99999999
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
reading message [email protected]@mail.perfectpol.com:1 of 1 (554 octets)
sh: 10.0.0.5: command not found
#*fetchmail: Error writing to MDA: Broken pipe
not flushed
fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK POP3 server signing off
fetchmail: 6.3.8 querying mail.perfectpol.com (protocol POP3) at Wed May 13 16:24:09 2009: poll completed
fetchmail: 6.3.8 querying mail.perfectpol.com (protocol POP3) at Wed May 13 16:24:09 2009: poll started
Trying to connect to 196.23x.6x.110/110...connected.
fetchmail: POP3< +OK POP3 server ready <[email protected]>
fetchmail: POP3> CAPA
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Capability list follows
fetchmail: POP3< TOP
fetchmail: POP3< USER
fetchmail: POP3< UIDL
fetchmail: POP3< IMPLEMENTATION Smartertools_SmarterMail_1.5
fetchmail: POP3< .
fetchmail: pop.perfectpol.com: opportunistic upgrade to TLS failed, trying to continue.
fetchmail: POP3> USER [email protected]
fetchmail: POP3< +OK User:'[email protected]' ok
fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Password ok
fetchmail: POP3> STAT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 0 0
fetchmail: No mail for [email protected] at mail.perfectpol.com
fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK POP3 server signing off
fetchmail: 6.3.8 querying mail.perfectpol.com (protocol POP3) at Wed May 13 16:24:16 2009: poll completed
fetchmail: normal termination, status 0
.. checking complete
Now my problem is how do I configure the fetchmail to deliver mail to clients desktops. I have two email users one with Windows XP mail client Microsoft outlook express and the other one with fedora 10 evaluotion. What are the necessary configuration should be done on the clients pc to receive or get the mails that has been download by fetchmail server.
