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| author | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2002-06-06 15:28:49 +0000 |
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| committer | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2002-06-06 15:28:49 +0000 |
| commit | 420635f35f6261d709bbfeed50d9d6daab205366 (patch) | |
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Note about sendmail -i.
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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 263deb8c..83798efa 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: 2002/06/04 15:29:24 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2002/06/06 15:28:49 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -1196,6 +1196,12 @@ subdirectory.</p> subdirectory of the fetchmail source distribution, it attempts to realize multidrop mailboxes with an external script.</p> +<p>If for some reason you are invoking sendmail via the <tt>mda</tt> +option (rather than delivering to port 25 via smtp), don't forget to +include the -i switch. Otherwise you will occasionally get mysterious delivery +failures with a SIGPIPE as the sendmail instance dies. The problem is +messages with a single dot at start of a text line.</p> + <hr> <h2><a name="T2">T2. How can I use fetchmail with qmail?</a></h2> @@ -2142,6 +2148,12 @@ problem, that's where you'll see it.</p> croaking while being passed a message. Best fix is to remove the <code>mda</code> option and pass mail to your port 25 SMTP listener.</p> +<p>If for some reason you are invoking sendmail via the <tt>mda</tt> +option (rather than delivering to port 25 via smtp), don't forget to +include the -i switch. Otherwise you will occasionally get mysterious delivery +failures with a SIGPIPE as the sendmail instance dies. The problem is +messages with a single dot at start of a text line.</p> + <hr> <h2><a name="H1">H1. Fetchmail hangs when used with pppd.</a></h2> @@ -3053,7 +3065,7 @@ the received date from the last Received header.</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: 2002/06/04 15:29:24 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2002/06/06 15:28:49 $ </table> <ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |