[REBOL] Re: Reading POP mail
From: matt:blis at: 1-Oct-2001 19:58
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [rebol-bounce--rebol--com] [mailto:[rebol-bounce--rebol--com]]
> On Behalf Of Tim Johnson
> Sent: 01 October 2001 20:31
> To: [rebol-list--rebol--com]
> Subject: [REBOL] Re: Reading POP mail
>
> Hi Matt:
> On Mon, Oct 01, 2001 at 02:20:10PM +0100, Matt Burns wrote:
> > Hi all, wondering if someone could enlighten me...
> >
> > I'm trying to read email from a pop account on the mail
> server from a
> > CGI script using
> >
> > mailbox: open pop://myuser:[mypass--mydomain--com]
> >
> > but I get an error
> >
> > ** User Error: Server error: tcp connection failed
> >
> > but when i try the *exact* same command (copy and paste from the cgi
> > script) via the rebol console it connects properly
> >
> > Anyone got any ideas?
> Could it be a side affect from other code in your script?
> Can you provide the list with the rest of the script?
> (Taking care of course to obfuscate the password/login
> strings) ..later
>
Thank.
The complete script (minus the obvious user/domain details) is as
follows:
REBOL [Title: "check mail"]
print "Content-Type: text/plain"
print ""
mailbox: open pop://user:[pass--domain--com]
while [not tail? mailbox] [
msg: import-email first mailbox
print "mail: "
print msg/subject
print newline
mailbox: next mailbox
]
close mailbox
The error occurs on the open line. I've also tried entering this in the
rebol console via telnet, and I get the same error.
Any help appreciated.
Matt.
