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| author | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 1999-12-23 18:18:14 +0000 |
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| committer | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 1999-12-23 18:18:14 +0000 |
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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 461a44ea..30829565 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ <table width="100%" cellpadding=0><tr> <td width="30%">Back to <a href="index.html">Fetchmail Home Page</a> <td width="30%" align=center>To <a href="/~esr/sitemap.html">Site Map</a> -<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1999/12/20 04:24:55 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1999/12/23 18:18:14 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -277,11 +277,15 @@ I'm not going to do these; fetchmail's job is transport, not policy, and I refuse to change it from doing one thing well to attempting many things badly. One of my objectives is to keep fetchmail simple so it stays reliable.<p> -Furthermore, since about version 4.3.0 fetchmail has passed out of active -development and been essentially stable. It is no longer my top -project, and I am going to be quite reluctant to add features that -might either jeopardize its stability or involve me in large -amounts of coding.<p> +For reasons fetchmail doesn't have other commonly-requested features +(such as password encryption, or multiple concurrent polls from the +same instance of fetchmail) see the <a +href="http://www.tuxedo.org/fetchmail/design.notes.html">design notes</a>.<p> + +Fetchmail is a mature project, no longer in constant active +development. It is no longer my top project, and I am going to be +quite reluctant to add features that might either jeopardize its +stability or involve me in large amounts of coding.<p> All that said, if you have a feature idea that really is about a transport problem that can't be handled anywhere but fetchmail, lay it on me. I'm @@ -2510,7 +2514,7 @@ inactivity timeout.<p> <table width="100%" cellpadding=0><tr> <td width="30%">Back to <a href="index.html">Fetchmail Home Page</a> <td width="30%" align=center>To <a href="/~esr/sitemap.html">Site Map</a> -<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1999/12/20 04:24:55 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1999/12/23 18:18:14 $ </table> <P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |