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barnd3

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Registered: 2023-02-07

Posts: 151

fetchmail error

I get the following error message from fetchmail when retrieving

○ fetchmail.service - Fetchmail
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/fetchmail.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: inactive (dead) since Sun 2025-02-02 17:16:39 CET; 1s ago
   Duration: 489ms
 Invocation: c164573119d846678ed4fff78eed469d
    Process: 110468 ExecStart=/usr/bin/fetchmail --pidfile /run/fetchmail/fetchmailrc.pid -f /etc/fetchmailrc (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 110468 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Mem peak: 4.6M
        CPU: 49ms

Feb 02 17:16:38 I-NET systemd[1]: Started Fetchmail.
Feb 02 17:16:39 I-NET fetchmail[110468]: Feb 02 17:16:39 fetchmail: 18 Nachrichten (17 gesehene) für email@a-albani.de bei imap.gmx.net.
Feb 02 17:16:39 I-NET fetchmail[110468]: Feb 02 17:16:39 fetchmail: Fehler beim Transport an den MDA: Datenübergabe unterbrochen (broken pipe)
Feb 02 17:16:39 I-NET fetchmail[110468]: Feb 02 17:16:39 fetchmail: Nachricht userl@gmx.de@imap.gmx.net:18 von 18 wird gelesenFeb 02 17:16:39 f>
Feb 02 17:16:39 I-NET systemd[1]: fetchmail.service: Deactivated successfully.

/etc/fetchmailrc

poll imap.gmx.net with protocol imap port 993
    user "user@gmx.de" there with password "secret"
    options keep
    ssl
    mda "/usr/lib/dovecot/deliver -d user@localhost -m Sent"

I can't get any further, can someone please help me?

Edit: now I have followed the wiki, but now I get these errors

× fetchmail.service - Fetchmail
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/fetchmail.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2025-02-02 17:58:48 CET; 1s ago
   Duration: 294ms
 Invocation: e3838ab492584c2fb01ebfbee2e430d9
    Process: 139211 ExecStart=/usr/bin/fetchmail --pidfile /run/fetchmail/fetchmailrc.pid -f /etc/fetchmailrc >
   Main PID: 139211 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Mem peak: 2.6M
        CPU: 28ms

Feb 02 17:58:48 I-NET systemd[1]: Started Fetchmail.
Feb 02 17:58:48 I-NET fetchmail[139211]: 18 Nachrichten (18 gesehene) für user@gmx.de bei imap.gmx.net.
Feb 02 17:58:48 I-NET systemd[1]: fetchmail.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Feb 02 17:58:48 I-NET systemd[1]: fetchmail.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

Edit2: it's been dealt with

Last edited by barnd3 (2025-02-02 17:51:10)

mackin_cheese

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Registered: 2025-01-07

Posts: 281

Re: fetchmail error

if it's been dealt with, please update your post as solved and post what the solution is so others with the same issue can read it

barnd3

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Registered: 2023-02-07

Posts: 151

Re: fetchmail error

Unfortunately, I haven't solved it.
I switched to getmail, but that retrieves the emails twice?