Description of problem: --- snipp --- # fetchmail -a -vvv fetchmail: 6.2.5 querying pop.gmx.net (protocol POP3) at Tue Mar 16 21:12:20 2004: poll started fetchmail: POP3< +OK GMX POP3 StreamProxy ready <XXXXX. YYYYYYYYYY@xy123> fetchmail: POP3> CAPA fetchmail: POP3< -ERR Unknown command. fetchmail: Unknown command. fetchmail: Repoll immediately on XXXXXXX.net fetchmail: POP3< +OK GMX POP3 StreamProxy ready <XXXXX. YYYYYYYYYY@xy123> fetchmail: POP3> CAPA fetchmail: POP3< -ERR Unknown command. fetchmail: Unknown command. fetchmail: Repoll immediately on XXXXXXX.net fetchmail: POP3< +OK GMX POP3 StreamProxy ready <XXXXX. YYYYYYYYYY@xy123> fetchmail: POP3> CAPA fetchmail: POP3< -ERR Unknown command. fetchmail: Unknown command. fetchmail: Repoll immediately on XXXXXXX.net fetchmail: POP3< +OK GMX POP3 StreamProxy ready <XXXXX. YYYYYYYYYY@xy123> fetchmail: POP3> CAPA fetchmail: POP3< -ERR Unknown command. fetchmail: Unknown command. fetchmail: Repoll immediately on XXXXXXX.net [Ctrl + C] fetchmail: terminated with signal 2 # --- snapp --- Result: I'm unable to fetch e-mails via pop3 about my mail provider, because there is an error loop :-( Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): fetchmail-6.2.5-1 How reproducible & Steps to Reproduce: 1. Get fetchmail-6.2.5-1 2. Rebuild it 3. Try to get mails from a mail provider - e.g. GMX (www.gmx.net) Actual results: So I tried to locate cause of the problem: --- snipp --- # grep CAPA SOURCES/* SOURCES/fetchmail-6.2.0-gsspop.patch: ok = gen_transact(sock, "CAPA"); # --- snapp --- I disabled that patch and rebuilded it again: --- snipp --- # fetchmail -a -vvv fetchmail: 6.2.5 querying pop.gmx.net (protocol POP3) at Tue Mar 16 21:19:47 2004: poll started fetchmail: POP3< +OK GMX POP3 StreamProxy ready <XXXXX. YYYYYYYYYY@xy123> fetchmail: POP3> CAPA fetchmail: POP3< -ERR Unknown command. fetchmail: Unknown command. fetchmail: Repoll immediately on XXXXXXX.net fetchmail: POP3< +OK GMX POP3 StreamProxy ready <XXXXX. YYYYYYYYYY@xy123> fetchmail: POP3> USER XXXXXXX fetchmail: POP3< +OK May I have your password, please? fetchmail: POP3> PASS * fetchmail: POP3< +OK mailbox has 0 messages (0 octets) fetchmail: POP3> STAT fetchmail: POP3< +OK 0 0 fetchmail: No mail for XXXXXXX at pop.gmx.net fetchmail: POP3> QUIT fetchmail: POP3< +OK bye fetchmail: 6.2.5 querying pop.gmx.net (protocol POP3) at Tue Mar 16 21:19:51 2004: poll completed # --- snapp --- Expected results & Additional info: Without the patch "fetchmail-6.2.0-gsspop.patch" all works fine, here. Is it possible, that your patch contains an error which causes the loop? My knowledge about C isn't very good, but I think, the error is maybe located at: fetchmail-6.2.0/pop3.c @@ -199,7 +199,12 @@ (changed by your patch).
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 115474 ***
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.