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[zentara@xxxxxxxxxxx (zentara)]

Steve Pauly wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 16 Dec 1998, zentara wrote:
> 
> >Well I've looked into it a bit, and it seems that
> >it is an APOP password challenge. It is in the
> >fetchmail docs. I need to figure out how
> >to get to popauth on the server and change
> 
> I skimmed the man page too. It "seems" like this may be a apop problem.
> What did you see that convinced you it was apop problem?
> 

There is a description of this in the fetchmail faq.
Notice the mailserver's initial header, the address
in brackets, with a number to the left.

fetchmail: POP3< +OK <9394.913855321@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
fetchmail: POP3> USER zentara@xxxxxxxxxxx
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3> PASS *
fetchmail: POP3< -ERR authorization failed
fetchmail: authorization failed
fetchmail: selecting or re-polling default folder
fetchmail: POP3> STAT
fetchmail: socket error while fetching from mail.netperson.net
fetchmail: normal termination, status 2

That is the APOP encryption number, which changes everytime.