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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2000-12-01 06:22:53 +0000
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<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: 2000/11/26 18:20:28 $
+<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2000/12/01 06:22:45 $
</table>
<HR>
<H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1>
@@ -558,6 +558,14 @@ necessary to do this just to get a link working. Get the link working
first, observe the actual address range you see on connections, and
add an <code>interface</code> option (if you need one) later.<P>
+You can't use ETRN if you have a dynamic IP address (your ISP changes
+your IP address occasionally, possibly with every connect). You need
+to have your own registered domain and a definite IP address
+registered for that domain. The server needs to be configured to
+accept mail for your domain but then queue it to forward to your
+machine. ETRN just tells to server to flush its queue for your
+domain. Fetchmail doesn't actually get the mail in that case.<p>
+
If you're using a dynamic-IP configuration, one other (non-fetchmail)
problem you may run into with outgoing mail is that some sites will
bounce your email because the hostname your giving them isn't real
@@ -2963,7 +2971,7 @@ install Linux on your server...<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: 2000/11/26 18:20:28 $
+<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2000/12/01 06:22:45 $
</table>
<P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com">&lt;esr@snark.thyrsus.com&gt;</A></ADDRESS>