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Re: fetchmail question



 On Nov 12, 2007 9:29 AM, Jarod Wilson <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> I'm guessing the problem is actually that fetchmail doesn't usually fetch from 
> port 25[*], since it operates more like a mail *client* than an MTA. It 
> usually fetches from imap/imaps/pop3/pop3s. I typically have fetchmail pull 
> (and delete) mail from another mail server via pop3s myself. Of course, now 
> that I think about it, why on earth would you want to connect fetchmail to 
> localhost?!? The mail is already on the system... 

Now you can see why we all were confused :-) 
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Kristian Erik Hermansen 

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