[ILUG-BOM] Fetchmail

From: Goldwyn Rodrigues goldwyn_r@yahoo.co.uk

I have a dial up connection and whenever I run fetchmail (after connection) it gives me the following error.

fetchmail: timeout after 300 seconds waiting for server pop.softhome.net. fetchmail: Query status=7 (ERROR) client/server synchronization error while fetching from pop.softhome.net

That is because it is taking too much time for your host to connect to your mail server. Either your link is slow or your mail server is down.

I use poll mail.server with protocol pop3 timeout 1200

HTH

Noel.

Gnu/Linux registered user #226476

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