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| author | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2001-02-07 04:10:02 +0000 |
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| committer | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2001-02-07 04:10:02 +0000 |
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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 791915d3..edc2a455 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: 2001/02/07 00:47:40 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2001/02/07 04:10:02 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -1732,6 +1732,14 @@ poll mailhost port 1234 via localhost with proto pop3: preconnect "ssh -l username -f mailhost -L 1234:mailhost:110 sleep 5" </pre> +This is an SSH 1.x recipe. According to Mick Papadonis, the +equivalent SSH 2.x recipe is this:<p> + +<pre> +poll localhost port 1234 with proto pop3: + preconnect "ssh -n -S -x -l username -fo mailhost -L 1234:mailhost:110; sleep 5" +</pre> + The sleep is needed on slower machines to prevent fetchmail from trying to open the socket before ssh actually makes it ready. Faster machines may not need it.<p> @@ -2978,7 +2986,7 @@ switching to IMAP and using a short expunge interval.<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: 2001/02/07 00:47:40 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2001/02/07 04:10:02 $ </table> <P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |