Problem reading pop emails
[1/8] from: michael::mccannworld::com at: 22-Jun-2005 21:01
Hi All,
I have been trying to read emails using the following format:
messages: read pop://username:[password--mail--mydomain--com]
But I consistently get the following error messages:
** Access Error: Network timeout
** Where: confirm
** Near: messages: read pop://etc.
Am I doing something wrong, or could this be a problem with my
server/email account?
Thanks for your help,
Michael McCann
[2/8] from: e:lauret:gma:il at: 23-Jun-2005 6:14
Hi Michael,
I think, there's something wrong with your server/email account...
I tried pop://username:[password--mail--mydomain--com] on many email account,
i've got no problem !
~~Manu~~
2005/6/23, Michael C. McCann <[michael--mccannworld--com]>:
[3/8] from: premshree:pillai:gmai:l at: 23-Jun-2005 10:23
On 6/23/05, Michael C. McCann <[michael--mccannworld--com]> wrote:
> messages: read pop://username:[password--mail--mydomain--com]
>
> But I consistently get the following error messages:
>
> ** Access Error: Network timeout
> ** Where: confirm
> ** Near: messages: read pop://etc.
I use it for one of my programs [1]... never faced any problem. As the
error says it's a network error, it could be possible that your mail
host is down? Maybe try doing it locally for testing?
--
Premshree Pillai
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[4/8] from: premshree:pillai:g:mail at: 23-Jun-2005 10:24
On 6/23/05, Premshree Pillai <[premshree--pillai--gmail--com]> wrote:
> I use it for one of my programs [1]... never faced any problem. As the
> error says it's a network error, it could be possible that your mail
> host is down? Maybe try doing it locally for testing?
[1] http://www.livejournal.com/users/premshree/34430.html
:-|
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Premshree Pillai
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[5/8] from: michael:mccannworld at: 22-Jun-2005 22:12
Thanks for the responses. I dug through the message archives
and found this scheme, which works:
>>mailbox: read [
scheme: 'pop
host: "mail.mydomain.com"
user: "[user--mydomain--com]"
pass: "password"
timeout: false
]
>>messages: read mailbox
Thanks again,
Michael
[6/8] from: lookoutzero::gmail::com at: 23-Jun-2005 1:18
does your password use special characters like % or $? in that case you have
to use the long form for the pop spec you just discovered.
On 6/23/05, Michael C. McCann <[michael--mccannworld--com]> wrote:
> Thanks for the responses. I dug through the message archives
> and found this scheme, which works:
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[7/8] from: michael::mccannworld::com at: 22-Jun-2005 22:38
Perhaps the problem was that my username uses a "@" -- which might
have been misinterpreted. In any event, it is delightful to be able to
find such a fast and simple workaround. Rebol is amazing.....
[8/8] from: antonr::lexicon::net at: 25-Jun-2005 15:51
Yes, that was the problem.
This occurs quite often, so I wonder if we
could improve the error message.
Anton.
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