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no real need to try again.
You can adjust all that.
For example, I sent all logs (verbose) via syslog, which adds timestamps. With syslog configuration, you select what logfile it will be, normally /var/log/mail. See mine :
<2.6> 2012-06-26 03:45:05 Telcontar fetchmail 31844 - - 6.3.19 querying imap.telefonica.net (protocol IMAP) at Tue Jun 26 03:45:05 2012: poll started <2.6> 2012-06-26 03:45:05 Telcontar fetchmail 31844 - - Trying to connect to 213.4.149.65/143...connected.
<2.6> 2012-06-26 03:45:05 Telcontar fetchmail 31844 - - IMAP< * OK IMAP4 PROXY server ready <2.6> 2012-06-26 03:45:05 Telcontar fetchmail 31844 - - IMAP> A0001 CAPABILITY <2.6> 2012-06-26 03:45:05 Telcontar fetchmail 31844 - - IMAP< * CAPABILITY IMAP4 IMAP4rev1 UIDPLUS IDLE LOGIN-REFERRALS NAMESPACE QUOTA CHILDREN SORT AUTH=CRAM-MD5 <2.6> 2012-06-26 03:45:05 Telcontar fetchmail 31844 - - IMAP< A0001 OK capabilities listed <2.6> 2012-06-26 03:45:05 Telcontar fetchmail 31844 - - IMAP> A0002 AUTHENTICATE CRAM-MD5 <2.6> 2012-06-26 03:45:05 Telcontar fetchmail 31844 - - IMAP< + .......... <2.6> 2012-06-26 03:45:05 Telcontar fetchmail 31844 - - IMAP> ......... <2.6> 2012-06-26 03:45:05 Telcontar fetchmail 31844 - - IMAP< A0002 OK authentication successful <2.6> 2012-06-26 03:45:05 Telcontar fetchmail 31844 - - IMAP> A0003 SELECT "Inbox" <2.6> 2012-06-26 03:45:05 Telcontar fetchmail 31844 - - IMAP< * 17 EXISTS <2.6> 2012-06-26 03:45:05 Telcontar fetchmail 31844 - - IMAP< * 16 RECENT <2.6> 2012-06-26 03:45:05 Telcontar fetchmail 31844 - - IMAP< * FLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Seen \Draft $MDNSent)
- -- Cheers Carlos E. R.
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Good to know, but /var/log/mail is already too hard to read. I prefer to keep fetchmail separate if possible. joe a.