Re: [fetchmail]fetchmail hangs...

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On 8/2/06, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm completely new to fetchmail.  I want to use it to offload my mailing
> lists emails from my email client.
>
> I have a file: test.fetch
> poll smtp.comcast.net proto pop3 user "telting" password "password" ;
>
> I invoke with: fetchmail -v -f test.fetch and I get:
> fetchmail: 6.3.4 querying smtp.comcast.net (protocol POP3) at Wed Aug  2
> 01:18:54 2006: poll started
>
> and it just hangs...

You need to read their FAQs:

http://www.comcast.net/help/faq/index.jsp?faq=Email117481

also known as, it helps if you use the right server :-)

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

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