diff --git a/addons/fetchmail/fetchmail.py b/addons/fetchmail/fetchmail.py
index ae3d60cee0a..5bd360390da 100644
--- a/addons/fetchmail/fetchmail.py
+++ b/addons/fetchmail/fetchmail.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ openerp_mailgate: "|/path/to/openerp-mailgate.py --host=localhost -u %(uid)d -p
         for server in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
             _logger.info('start checking for new emails on %s server %s', server.type, server.name)
             context.update({'fetchmail_server_id': server.id, 'server_type': server.type})
-            count = 0
+            count, failed = 0, 0
             imap_server = False
             pop_server = False
             if server.type == 'imap':
@@ -197,21 +197,26 @@ openerp_mailgate: "|/path/to/openerp-mailgate.py --host=localhost -u %(uid)d -p
                     imap_server.select()
                     result, data = imap_server.search(None, '(UNSEEN)')
                     for num in data[0].split():
+                        res_id = None
                         result, data = imap_server.fetch(num, '(RFC822)')
                         imap_server.store(num, '-FLAGS', '\\Seen')
-                        res_id = mail_thread.message_process(cr, uid, server.object_id.model, 
-                                                             data[0][1],
-                                                             save_original=server.original,
-                                                             strip_attachments=(not server.attach),
-                                                             context=context)
+                        try:
+                            res_id = mail_thread.message_process(cr, uid, server.object_id.model,
+                                                                 data[0][1],
+                                                                 save_original=server.original,
+                                                                 strip_attachments=(not server.attach),
+                                                                 context=context)
+                        except Exception:
+                            _logger.exception('Failed to process mail from %s server %s.', server.type, server.name)
+                            failed += 1
                         if res_id and server.action_id:
-                            action_pool.run(cr, uid, [server.action_id.id], {'active_id': res_id, 'active_ids':[res_id], 'active_model': context.get("thread_model", server.object_id.model)})
+                            action_pool.run(cr, uid, [server.action_id.id], {'active_id': res_id, 'active_ids': [res_id], 'active_model': context.get("thread_model", server.object_id.model)})
                         imap_server.store(num, '+FLAGS', '\\Seen')
                         cr.commit()
                         count += 1
-                    _logger.info("fetched/processed %s email(s) on %s server %s", count, server.type, server.name)
+                    _logger.info("Fetched %d email(s) on %s server %s; %d succeeded, %d failed.", count, server.type, server.name, (count - failed), failed)
                 except Exception:
-                    _logger.exception("Failed to fetch mail from %s server %s.", server.type, server.name)
+                    _logger.exception("General fallure when trying to fetch mail from %s server %s.", server.type, server.name)
                 finally:
                     if imap_server:
                         imap_server.close()
@@ -224,16 +229,20 @@ openerp_mailgate: "|/path/to/openerp-mailgate.py --host=localhost -u %(uid)d -p
                     for num in range(1, numMsgs + 1):
                         (header, msges, octets) = pop_server.retr(num)
                         msg = '\n'.join(msges)
-                        res_id = mail_thread.message_process(cr, uid, server.object_id.model,
-                                                             msg,
-                                                             save_original=server.original,
-                                                             strip_attachments=(not server.attach),
-                                                             context=context)
+                        try:
+                            res_id = mail_thread.message_process(cr, uid, server.object_id.model,
+                                                                 msg,
+                                                                 save_original=server.original,
+                                                                 strip_attachments=(not server.attach),
+                                                                 context=context)
+                        except Exception:
+                            _logger.exception('Failed to process mail from %s server %s.', server.type, server.name)
+                            failed += 1
                         if res_id and server.action_id:
-                            action_pool.run(cr, uid, [server.action_id.id], {'active_id': res_id, 'active_ids':[res_id], 'active_model': context.get("thread_model", server.object_id.model)})
+                            action_pool.run(cr, uid, [server.action_id.id], {'active_id': res_id, 'active_ids': [res_id], 'active_model': context.get("thread_model", server.object_id.model)})
                         pop_server.dele(num)
                         cr.commit()
-                    _logger.info("fetched/processed %s email(s) on %s server %s", numMsgs, server.type, server.name)
+                    _logger.info("Fetched %d email(s) on %s server %s; %d succeeded, %d failed.", numMsgs, server.type, server.name, (numMsgs - failed), failed)
                 except Exception:
                     _logger.exception("Failed to fetch mail from %s server %s.", server.type, server.name)
                 finally:
diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_thread.py b/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
index 030daaae1a9..40a4fefa8a8 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ class mail_thread(osv.AbstractModel):
                 thread_id = False
         if not (thread_id and hasattr(model_pool, 'message_update') or hasattr(model_pool, 'message_new')):
             raise ValueError(
-                'No possible route found for incoming message from %s to %s (Message-Id %s:).'
+                'No possible route found for incoming message from %s to %s (Message-Id %s:). '
                 'Create an appropriate mail.alias or force the destination model.' %
                 (email_from, email_to, message_id)
             )