Comments on: Install Fetchmail on Mac OS X Server to replace Small Business Server exchange pop connector http://diyspirit.com/2010/02/install-fetchmail-on-mac-os-x-server-to-replace-small-business-server-exchange-pop-connector/ Do it yourself projects and ideas. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:39:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: DIYer http://diyspirit.com/2010/02/install-fetchmail-on-mac-os-x-server-to-replace-small-business-server-exchange-pop-connector/#comment-172 DIYer Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:33:05 +0000 http://diyspirit.com/?p=235#comment-172 I'm just guessing but it may be something with the host name needing to be a fully qualified domain name or that your ip address may not be static. Could be something with the DNS setup too. Sorry that's a pretty broad answer. Try looking in the <a href="http://www.python-forum.org/pythonforum/index.php" rel="nofollow">python forums</a> for more answerson the hostname = socket.gethostbyaddr(socket.gethostname())[0] line. Best of luck! I’m just guessing but it may be something with the host name needing to be a fully qualified domain name or that your ip address may not be static. Could be something with the DNS setup too. Sorry that’s a pretty broad answer. Try looking in the python forums for more answerson the hostname = socket.gethostbyaddr(socket.gethostname())[0] line. Best of luck!

]]> By: Sebastian http://diyspirit.com/2010/02/install-fetchmail-on-mac-os-x-server-to-replace-small-business-server-exchange-pop-connector/#comment-171 Sebastian Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:20:58 +0000 http://diyspirit.com/?p=235#comment-171 only one problem, when i lunch fetchmailconfig it gives me an error : server:~ serv01$ sudo fetchmailconf Traceback (most recent call last): File "/opt/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/fetchmailconf.py", line 2095, in hostname = socket.gethostbyaddr(socket.gethostname())[0] socket.gaierror: [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known what can i do ? only one problem, when i lunch fetchmailconfig it gives me an error :

server:~ serv01$ sudo fetchmailconf
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/opt/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/fetchmailconf.py”, line 2095, in
hostname = socket.gethostbyaddr(socket.gethostname())[0]
socket.gaierror: [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known

what can i do ?

]]> By: Sebastian http://diyspirit.com/2010/02/install-fetchmail-on-mac-os-x-server-to-replace-small-business-server-exchange-pop-connector/#comment-170 Sebastian Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:54:22 +0000 http://diyspirit.com/?p=235#comment-170 Thank you ! very usefull article, Great Work Thank you ! very usefull article,

Great Work

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