Subject: fetchmail 6.2.5 <-> qpopper 4.0.5 not interoperable
To: None <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
From: Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino <itojun@iijlab.net>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 02/13/2004 05:59:27
	i see the following error when contacting qpopper 4.0.5 by fetchmail
	6.2.5.  older version of fetchmail did not have such problem.
	do you have any idea how to fix it?  thanks.

itojun


% fetchmail -v
Enter password for itojun@coconut.itojun.org: 
fetchmail: 6.2.5 querying coconut.itojun.org (protocol APOP) at Fri Feb 13 05:57:14 2004: poll started
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Qpopper (version 4.0.5) at coconut.itojun.org starting.  <23384.1076619488@coconut.itojun.org>
fetchmail: POP3> APOP itojun 512c63a4bf130e146aded6f254dfe347
fetchmail: POP3< +OK itojun has 2 visible messages (0 hidden) in 7471 octets.
fetchmail: POP3> STAT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 2 7471
fetchmail: POP3> LAST
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 0 is the last read message.
2 messages for itojun at coconut.itojun.org (7471 octets).
fetchmail: cannot get a range of message sizes (1-2).
fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
fetchmail: POP3< +OK Pop server at coconut.itojun.org signing off.
fetchmail: client/server protocol error while fetching from coconut.itojun.org
fetchmail: 6.2.5 querying coconut.itojun.org (protocol APOP) at Fri Feb 13 05:57:22 2004: poll completed
fetchmail: Query status=4 (PROTOCOL)
fetchmail: normal termination, status 4