fetchmail multidrop box<\/p>\n
\nYou know what the problem was?<\/p>\n
Host names on the Solaris box. I think.<\/p>\n
It couldn’t figure out who the host was, so it couldn’t figure out
\nwhere to put the other user IDs. Peculiar not to check the
\n“\/etc\/passwd” file on the localhost, but the FAQ’s explain that’s
\ndeliberate. Still peculiar, IMHO. If the user is supposed to be on a
\ndifferent host, why not assume I’ll TELL you it’s on a different host?<\/p>\n
Oh well.<\/p>\n
So, the .fetchmailrc file that finally worked is:<\/p>\n
poll pop3.domain.com
\n protocol pop3
\n aka host1 host2 domain.com host1.domain.com host2.domain.com
\n username catchall password secret
\n to long_user_name=shortusr * here<\/p>\n
Bingo!<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
You see, the problem is that I’ve also been mucking about with the
\nname of the host. I think the “\/etc\/nodename” still has the original
\n“host1” name, even though the “\/etc\/hosts” file has it as “host2”.
\nPlus, the “\/etc\/hosts” file also has “host2.domain.com”. On top of
\nall that, I’ve still got “host1” in the “\/etc\/hosts” file using a
\nseparate IP address, so the host can talk to our LAN as well as to the
\nISP via their router.<\/p>\n
Gadz, I knew something was more complicated than it needed to be!<\/p>\n
I must say that the documentation is VERY confusing in terms of
\nexactly where and how and why to use the “aka” keyword. That took
\nquite a bit of experimentation before getting right. Plus it’s
\nunclear what an alias to the host has to do with aliases to the users.
\n So when the warning messages tell me that it can’t find an alias for
\na user, what reason would I have to check the alias to the host?<\/p>\n
( Now, where’d I put that heartburn medicine … ?? )<\/p>\n
Thanks all for your kind assistance!<\/p>\n
\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
\n> Here’s an example of another kind of multidrop connection:
\n>
\n> poll pop.provider.net localdomains loonytoons.org toons.org:
\n> user maildrop with pass secret1 to ‘esr’ * here
\n>
\n> This also says that the mailbox of account `maildrop’ on the server is a multi-drop box. It tells fetchmail
\n> that any address in the loonytoons.org or toons.org domains (including subdomain addresses like
\n> `joe@daffy.loonytoons.org’) should be passed through to the local SMTP listener without modification. Be care
\n> ful of mail loops if you do this!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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