🚀 go-pugleaf

I have a problem with fetchmail. My linux mail server dials the ISP every
half hour and delivers/collects the mail. That works fine most of the time
but every now and then it gets stuck not being able to retrieve the mail.
The example below shows the log of the event.
The collection starts but the ISP comes back with a timeout on the deleting
the first message. The ISP can't help of course, they don't deal with any
non windows systems.
I have the impression that my end times out due to system overload at my
machine (486/100MHz) because the inhouse mail clients are querying their
mailbox quite frequently.

Is that possible or is it really the problem of the ISP.

Has anyone seen that kind of problem before?

Regards

Andreas Hagele


section from /var/log/messages

Apr  4 16:01:30 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3> STAT
Apr  4 16:01:31 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< +OK 49 4390377
Apr  4 16:01:31 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3> LAST
Apr  4 16:01:32 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< +OK 0 is the last read message.
Apr  4 16:01:32 Axis fetchmail[811]: 49 messages for fortuneg at
pop3.wave.co.nz (4390377 octets).
Apr  4 16:01:32 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3> LIST^M
Apr  4 16:01:32 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< +OK 49 messages (4390377 octets)
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 1 4390
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 2 1899
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 3 4786
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 4 5796
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 5 2164
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 6 6318
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 7 486474
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 8 7191
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 9 1692
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 10 1660
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 11 1357
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 12 1626
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 13 141576
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 14 1313477
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 15 9026
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 16 33356
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 17 971
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 18 106181
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 19 85391
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 20 3745
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 21 4733
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 22 2468
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 23 1937
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 24 2426
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 25 2041
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 26 2506
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 27 2381
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 28 5338
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 29 2027
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 30 4242
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 31 1972
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 32 2703
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 33 1988
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 34 1794
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 35 935682
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 36 8644
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 37 6064
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 38 157361
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 39 485022
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 40 1001
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 41 2508
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 42 1613
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 43 1280
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 44 3336
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 45 3576
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 46 521178
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 47 1084
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 48 3381
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< 49 1015
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< .
Apr  4 16:01:33 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3> TOP 1 99999999
Apr  4 16:01:34 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< +OK 4390 octets
Apr  4 16:01:34 Axis fetchmail[811]: reading message 1 of 49 (4390 octets)
Apr  4 16:02:11 Axis in.pop3d[813]: connect from 192.168.1.20
Apr  4 16:02:32 Axis in.pop3d[813]: Servicing request for marja
Apr  4 16:03:18 Axis in.pop3d[816]: connect from 192.168.1.11
Apr  4 16:03:19 Axis in.pop3d[816]: Servicing request for andreas
Apr  4 16:03:23 Axis in.pop3d[817]: connect from 192.168.1.15
Apr  4 16:03:24 Axis in.pop3d[817]: Servicing request for jurgen
Apr  4 16:03:34 Axis in.pop3d[818]: connect from 192.168.1.20
Apr  4 16:03:35 Axis in.pop3d[818]: Servicing request for marja
Apr  4 16:04:37 Axis in.pop3d[819]: connect from 192.168.1.20
Apr  4 16:04:38 Axis in.pop3d[819]: Servicing request for marja
Apr  4 16:05:25 Axis in.pop3d[822]: connect from 192.168.1.15
Apr  4 16:05:27 Axis in.pop3d[822]: Servicing request for jurgen
Apr  4 16:05:34 Axis in.pop3d[823]: connect from 192.168.1.21
Apr  4 16:05:36 Axis in.pop3d[823]: Servicing request for tony
Apr  4 16:05:39 Axis in.pop3d[824]: connect from 192.168.1.20
Apr  4 16:05:40 Axis in.pop3d[824]: Servicing request for marja
Apr  4 16:06:41 Axis in.pop3d[825]: connect from 192.168.1.20
Apr  4 16:06:43 Axis in.pop3d[825]: Servicing request for marja
Apr  4 16:06:51 Axis in.pop3d[826]: connect from 192.168.1.21
Apr  4 16:06:52 Axis in.pop3d[826]: Servicing request for halina
Apr  4 16:07:28 Axis in.pop3d[827]: connect from 192.168.1.15
Apr  4 16:07:29 Axis in.pop3d[827]: Servicing request for jurgen
Apr  4 16:07:44 Axis in.pop3d[828]: connect from 192.168.1.20
Apr  4 16:07:45 Axis in.pop3d[828]: Servicing request for marja
Apr  4 16:07:50 Axis identd[831]: Connection from localhost
Apr  4 16:07:51 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP< 220 Axis.fortunecorp.co.nz ESMTP
Sendmail 8.9.1/8.8.6; Tue, 4 Apr 2000 16:07:51 +1200
Apr  4 16:07:51 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP> EHLO localhost
Apr  4 16:07:51 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP< 250-Axis.fortunecorp.co.nz Hello
root@localhost [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you
Apr  4 16:07:51 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP< 250-EXPN
Apr  4 16:07:51 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP< 250-VERB
Apr  4 16:07:51 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP< 250-8BITMIME
Apr  4 16:07:51 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP< 250-SIZE
Apr  4 16:07:51 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP< 250-DSN
Apr  4 16:07:51 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP< 250-ONEX
Apr  4 16:07:51 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP< 250-ETRN
Apr  4 16:07:51 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP< 250-XUSR
Apr  4 16:07:51 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP< 250 HELP
.
.
Apr  4 16:07:52 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP> DATA
Apr  4 16:07:52 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP< 354 Enter mail, end with "." on a
line by itself
Apr  4 16:07:52 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP>. (EOM)
Apr  4 16:07:56 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP< 250 QAA00832 Message accepted for
delivery
Apr  4 16:07:56 Axis fetchmail[811]:  flushed
Apr  4 16:07:56 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3> DELE 1^M

==> here

   Apr  4 16:07:56 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< -ERR POP timeout

Apr  4 16:07:56 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3> QUIT^M
Apr  4 16:07:56 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP3< +OK Pop server at mail.wave.co.nz
signing off.
Apr  4 16:07:56 Axis fetchmail[811]: Query status=4
Apr  4 16:07:56 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP> QUIT
Apr  4 16:07:56 Axis fetchmail[811]: SMTP< 221 Axis.fortunecorp.co.nz
closing connection



section from /var/log/syslog

Apr  4 16:07:56 Axis fetchmail[811]: POP timeout
Apr  4 16:07:56 Axis fetchmail[811]: client/server protocol error while
fetching from pop3.wave.co.nz
Apr  4 16:23:45 Axis fetchmail[906]: POP timeout
Apr  4 16:23:45 Axis fetchmail[906]: client/server protocol error while
fetching from pop3.wave.co.nz