[pkg-fetchmail-maint] Bug#705291: fetchmail: redundant fetch when configured for more than one user

[Matthias Andree]

This is expected behaviour.

--user (or -u) is not a selector, but only overrides the default (which
is the user name of the user running fetchmail).

Effectively, the -u option overrides all username stanzas.

I am demoting this to wishlist because it matches documentation:

*We would need an option to specify and match the username in addition
to the pollname.* This is not fetchmail 6.x stuff, however, it will have
to wait for 7.x.

The workaround is to use a pollname that is distinct from the server's
host name.  It might look like (untested):

  skip fred-pop.safe-mail.net via pop.safe-mail.net
          protocol imap
          port     993
          interval 3
          username "fred.flintstone at safe-mail.net"
          ssl
          sslcertck
          fetchall

...
  skip barney-pop.safe-mail.net via pop.safe-mail.net
          protocol imap
          port     993
          interval 3
          username "barney.rubble at safe-mail.net"
          ssl
          sslcertck
          fetchall

 ... (the same scheme for wilma).

The poll name (the ...-pop.safe-mail.net right after skip) now no longer
specifies the server name, but only an internal name to fetchmail. The
actual host name goes after "via".

It's a bit longer to spell out, but should solve your problem.