fetchmail authorization error

[yohmie]

fetchmail: warning: multidrop for mail.cdss-nigeria.com requires envelope option!
fetchmail: warning: Do not ask for support if all mail goes to postmaster!
fetchmail: 6.3.10 querying xx@xxx.com (protocol POP3) at Thu Jul 30 18:08:21 2009: poll started
Trying to connect to 206.xx.xx.xx/110...connected.
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Zones Web Solution (Zones Web Solution - Domain, International Domains, Web Hosting, Web Designing, Templates, Free Whois Privacy, Check Google PageRank) POP at your service.
fetchmail: POP3> CAPA
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Capability list follows
fetchmail: POP3< TOP
fetchmail: POP3< USER
fetchmail: POP3< UIDL
fetchmail: POP3< .
fetchmail: POP3> USER xxxxx
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
fetchmail: POP3< -ERR Unable to log on
fetchmail: Unable to log on
fetchmail: Authorization failure on xx@xxx.com
fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Goodbye
fetchmail: 6.3.10 querying mail.xx.com (protocol POP3) at Thu Jul 30 18:08:32 2009: poll completed
fetchmail: Query status=3 (AUTHFAIL)
fetchmail: normal termination, status 3

i'm setting up a backup mailserver that replicates the present working zimbra box..mails from an ISP is being fetched to d box hosting zimbra...and i gt this error while i try fetching mails.. fetchmail -avv.

thanx

[dwmtractor]

I hate to be guilty of the blindingly obvious, but the transcript you posted makes it look like your setup returned the wrong password in the session. Have you verified that the POP password you set is the one that works on that account?

[yohmie]

hi there, thanx for the response but i can assure u that the remote username and passwords are correct as i have checked over & over..in my .fetchmailrc file.

I have a mailbox setup already that fetches mail from an ISP and am only tryin to setup a replica of the working box just as a backup should incase the workin box develop any problems..i use to have this error before i upgraded to the fetchmail 6.3.10 version.

fetchmail: 6.3.6 querying xx@xxx.com (protocol POP3) at Wed 29 Jul 20
Trying to connect to 206.xx.xx.x/110...connected.
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Zones Web Solution (Zones Web Solution - Domain, International Domains, Web Hosting, Web Designing, Templates, Free Whois Privacy, Check Google PageRank) POP at your service.
fetchmail: POP3> CAPA
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Capability list follows
fetchmail: POP3< TOP
fetchmail: POP3< USER
fetchmail: POP3< UIDL
fetchmail: POP3< .
fetchmail: xx@xxx.com: opportunistic upgrade to TLS failed, trying to
fetchmail: POP3> USER cdssnige
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
fetchmail: POP3< -ERR Unable to log on
fetchmail: Unable to log on
fetchmail: Authorization failure on xx@xxx.com
fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Goodbye
fetchmail: 6.3.6 querying xx@xxx.com(protocol POP3) at Wed 29 Jul 20
fetchmail: Query status=3 (AUTHFAIL)
fetchmail: Deleting fetchids file.
fetchmail: normal termination, status 3
fetchmail: Deleting fetchids file.

[dwmtractor]

OK I freely admit I'm reaching here, but let me understand what I think you're saying:

1. fetchmail is working fine on your primary box, right? If so, what OS, version, fetchmail version?
2. but it won't work on your backup box, save OS, version, fetchmail version?
3. identical .fetchmailrc on both boxes?

Now I'm using a MUCH older version of fetchmail, because Ubuntu 6.06 LTS seems not to have upgraded beyond 6.3.2. So I can't totally test what you're looking at here. But I think clarifying these questions may be helpful.

[yohmie]

alright...the primary box runs centos5/RHEL5, fetchmail 6.3.6 while the backup runs the same OS and version and i simply just copied .fetchmailrc on the primary to the backup with permissions inclusive....

I am suggesting a SSL authorization from my ISP...because i carefully compared the primary box to d backup and i completely replicated the whole thing////

the only difference now is that the bachup box has fetchmail version 6.3.10 and i only just did that after i started encountering this authorization errors.....thanks a lot...

[yohmie]

hi there, pls i need a fix to d above post ..its seriously disturbing..really would appreciate...

[dwmtractor]

I'm not ignoring you, I just have no clue. I'll ask some of the other mods to pitch in their ideas.

[dwmtractor]

Though now that I think of it, you might get more help directly from the Fetchmail folks. Fetchmail is NOT a Zimbra utility, it's a completely independent program. If somebody here can help you, they will (this is a great forum) but we're talking about software that is outside our sphere of responsibility here...