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Re: fetchmail pops up console windows
Gary,
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 09:33:31AM -0800, Gary Johnson wrote:
> On 2009-01-14, Jason Tishler wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 02:04:27PM -0800, Gary Johnson wrote:
> > > So how does one set that right?
> >
> > Besides using editrights as suggested by Larry, you can also use the
> > "Local Security Settings" MMC console on Windows 2000 or later:
> >
> > 1. start/Programs/Administrative Tools/Local Security Policy
> > 2. start/Run.../secpol.msc
>
> Thanks, but I don't seem to have that on this system, Windows XP
> Home Edition version 5.1 SP3.
> [snip]
Sorry, I forgot XP Home doesn't support the above. IIRC, this is one of
the reasons why editrights was created.
> I tried starting fetchmail from that dialog and got the same error
> message as before.
I essentially never used a Windows Home edition before, so I don't have
any experience installing and running services on these OSes. Maybe
someone on the list with this experience can help you?
Jason
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