Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 05:43:42 -0500 From: Mike Steinfeld <mikes@sprawlnet.com> To: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: error messages on console annoying Message-ID: <99112305513000.02017@jedi> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911230957430.23233-100000@pawn.primelocation.net>
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sorry if i sent this to the wrong list but it was a stable box that it was happening on. and i edited syslog.conf to sent the message elsewhere. thanks. On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, Chris D. Faulhaber wrote: > On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, Mike wrote: > > > hi all. > > I am continually getting messages on my console whenever someone checks their > > email. The error messages are this: > > > > Nov 22 20:15:53 www popper[8162]: @[2Cust85.tnt4.mia1.da.uu.net]: -ERR Too > > few a > > rguments for the auth command. > > Nov 22 23:00:09 www popper[8298]: mike@[2Cust85.tnt4.mia1.da.uu.net]: -ERR > > Unkno > > wn command: "xsender". > > > > and I got this message today which was a first, so if anyone can enlightent me > > to what it means and how to stop getting these messages from popper to broadcast on the console it would greatly be appreciated. > > > > The messages are caused by generally caused by Netscape's mail client; see > qpopper's FAQ for more information. > > The reason you get the messages on the console is due to the way syslog is > logging messages (see the /dev/console line in /etc/syslog.conf). > > ----- > Chris D. Faulhaber <jedgar@fxp.org> | All the true gurus I've met never > System/Network Administrator, | claimed they were one, and always > Reality Check Information, Inc. | pointed to someone better. > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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