[cobalt-users] [Qube2] fetchmail/mailing list distribution problem

[David Petermeier <davep@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Our Qube2 retrieves messages every 15 minutes from one multidrop mailbox on 
our ISP's mail server and then distributes them to the users on our 
Qube2.  The Qube2 stopped distributing messages from  mailing lists (i.e. 
listserv, majordomo list, etc) to the local users on the list.  Instead, 
all mailing list messages end up in the admin mailbox.  All messages 
addressed directly to a particular user get distributed properly.

I tried the following fix which I found in the cobalt-users archives:

>
You need to edit /var/fetchmail/multidrop:localdomain so that it looks
something like this:

poll "your_isp.com"
envelope "To"
localdomains mydomain.com
username "myname"
password "password"
to *

The key is to add 'envelope "To"' above the localdomains line.
>

This did not fix the problem and now the admin box receives the following 
Cron Daemon message every time the Qube retrieves mail from our ISP (every 
15 minutes):

You must specify direct recipients with -s, -c, or -b.
sys... User unknown
/root/dead.letter... Saved message in /root/dead.letter

The message in /root/dead.letter is:

An error has occured attempting to retrieve remote email.
Please correct this error as soon as possible.
Cannot retrieve email from remote email server

So now not only are mailing list messages piling up in the admin mailbox 
but so are these error messages at the rate of 4 per hour.  Does anyone 
have a suggestion on how to fix this?
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David Petermeier
Information Systems Administrator
Genesis II for Women, Inc
3036 University Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN  55414
ph: 612-617-0191 x239
fax: 612-617-0193
davep@xxxxxxxxxxxx
www.genesis2.org
Our Mission: To support and empower women, children, and families to become 
responsible
                       parents and members of our community.
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