Prob w. fetchyahoo

ragefan · Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2003 11:50 pm Post subject: Prob w. fetchyahoo

I have a problem with fetchyahoo and can't seem to fix.

When it checks, and there is no mail for it to retrieve then the fetchyahoo script returns the source code for the mail.yahoo.com page. If there is a message, then it runs fine. I am running the latest version in portage which is 2.5, and tried running 2.5.3 and it does the same thing. Not sure why this is happening but i end up with a message every 10 min because the script is failing.

Scorpi0 · n00b Joined: 07 Nov 2003 Posts: 28 Location: NY

It looks like I have stumbled upon the same problem you are having. I was having trouble getting it working at all, as I was checking the forum I seen your post. After I got fetchyahoo working I noticed it was pretty much puking if there wasnt anything to 'fetch'. Otherwise, like you said, it works good. Just letting you know you are not the only one.
One thing I am probably doing differently is I am running fetchyahoo from a Webmin command shell, since while I am at work I cant seem to get Yahoo mail. Damn webfilters. If by chance anyone has figured how not to fill my mail spool with a bunch of code... by all means spill your guts.

ragefan · Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 4:36 am Post subject:

Using fetchyahoo-2.5.5 has fixed this for me. Unfortunately this is still in ~x86. To get this to install use

Scorpi0 · n00b Joined: 07 Nov 2003 Posts: 28 Location: NY

That fixed it! I didn't have to add it to package.unmasked since I always do a emerge -U world. There are other masked packages I need installed. Thanks for the info!