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| author | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2001-04-10 12:43:58 +0000 |
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| committer | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2001-04-10 12:43:58 +0000 |
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More on the no-daemon problem.
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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 2d615244..9bb09a9f 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: 2001/04/02 19:17:15 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2001/04/10 12:43:58 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -2062,14 +2062,17 @@ directly by fetchmail, either). We have one report from a SunOS 4.1.4 user that trying to run fetchmail in detached daemon mode doesn't work, but that using the -same options with -N (nodetach) is OK. +same options with -N (nodetach) is OK. We have another report of +similar behavior from one Linux user, but many other Linux users +reportt no problem. <p>If this happens, you have a specific portability problem with the code -in daemon.c that detaches and backgrounds the daemon fetchmail. Tell -me about it so I can try to fix it. As a workaround, you can start -fetchmail with -N and an ampersand to background it. A Sun user -recommends -this: +in daemon.c that detaches and backgrounds the daemon fetchmail. The isolated +Linux case has been chased down to a failure in dup(2) that may reflect a +glibc bug. + +<p>As a workaround, you can start fetchmail with -N and an ampersand +to background it. A Sun user recommends this: <p><pre> (fetchmail --nodetach <other params> &) @@ -2082,8 +2085,6 @@ important when you start fetchmail interactively and than quit interactive shell. The line above makes sure fetchmail lives after that! -<p>This should not happen under Linux or any truly POSIX-conformant Unix. - <hr> <h2><a name="R6">R6. Fetchmail hangs when used with pppd.</a></h2> @@ -2940,7 +2941,7 @@ switching to IMAP and using a short expunge interval. <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: 2001/04/02 19:17:15 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2001/04/10 12:43:58 $ </table> <ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |