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Date:      Sat, 5 Aug 2000 15:46:24 -0700
From:      "Crist J . Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net>
To:        Thomas Bader <thomasb@trash.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Cannot get mail using fetchmail and ssh
Message-ID:  <20000805154624.L66052@184.215.6.64.reflexcom.com>
In-Reply-To: <20000805115816.A3728@trash.net>; from thomasb@trash.net on Sat, Aug 05, 2000 at 11:58:16AM %2B0200
References:  <20000805115816.A3728@trash.net>

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On Sat, Aug 05, 2000 at 11:58:16AM +0200, Thomas Bader wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I have the following .fetchmailrc:
> 
>   poll MYSERVER
>     via localhost port 1234
>     protocol pop3
>     user XXXX
>     pass "YYYY"
>     is bader
>     preconnect "ssh -i ~/.ssh/identity -x -f -L 1234:MYSERVER:110 MYSERVER sleep 20 < /dev/null > /dev/null"
> 
> When I run "fetchmail -va", fetchmail does not connect to
> localhost:1234, instead it connects to localhost:110.  But I
> don't have a user thomasb on localhost.

I think that is because,

  via localhost port 1234

Needs to be,

  via localhost
  port 1234

Surprised the first one doesn't create an error message.
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.com


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