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authorMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2009-05-09 18:47:15 +0000
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Add O17 on Linux's MSG_PEEK "Application bug" complaints.
In fact, these are linux kernel bugs, hopefully fixed in Linux 2.6.30. svn path=/branches/BRANCH_6-3/; revision=5299
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<a href="#O16">O16. Why is the Fetchmail FAQ only available in
ISO-216 A4 format? How do I get the FAQ in Letter
format?</a><br/>
+<a href="#O17">O17. Linux logs "TCP(fetchmail:...): Application bug, race
+ in MSG_PEEK."</a><br/>
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<h1 id="G">General problems</h1>
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make fetchmail-FAQ.pdf
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+<h2><a name="O17">O17. Linux logs "TCP(fetchmail:...): Application bug, race
+ in MSG_PEEK."</a></h2>
+<p>That's in fact a bug in Linux kernels around the late 2.6.2X versions,
+rather than fetchmail. Fetchmail has no race bugs around MSG_PEEK,
+as of version 6.3.9. The message can safely be ignored.</p>
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