Re: SSL error

"Joe Acquisto-j4" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.mail.fetchmail.user
Message-ID <60266CF0020000850006C42B@mail>
> Am 12.02.21 um 02:37 schrieb Joe Acquisto-j4:
>>> Getting this:
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>> Thu Feb 11 19:15:08 EST 2021
>>> fetchmail: OpenSSL reported: error:1408F10B:SSL
>>> routines:ssl3_get_record:wrong version number
>>> fetchmail: mail.myisphost.com: SSL connection failed.
>>> fetchmail: socket error while fetching from
>>> [email protected]@mail.myisphost.com
>>> fetchmail: Query status=2 (SOCKET)
>>> ----------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> This is fetchmail release 6.4.2-rc3+SSL-SSLv2-SSLv3+NLS.
>>>
>>> I was getting the error earlier today.  I think I somehow munged the
>>> .fetchmailrc file at some point and created an issue.
>>> At this point, though, I am dazed and confused.  (we will not speak of my
>>> arrogance in not making a backup of
>>> the file before hammering away at it.  No definitely we will not mention
>>> that. . . .)
>>>
>>> I will be periodically checking mail in a round about way,as my "normal" way
>>> is, umm, broken. . . .
>>>
>>> joe a.
>>>
>>
>> Ah, the marvelous results that can occur after taking a break and some 
> refreshment.
>>
>> Adjusting .fetchmailrc did the trick.  My mood is much improved.
> For the public, that would have been some --sslproto option you were
> hacking?
> 
> 

Oh, sorry . . . 

Simply adding sslproto 'auto' which had gone missing, did the trick.
Once that worked, added sslcertck as well.  Still working.

Thanks for making it so simple even I could figure it out.  Eventually.

joe a.
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