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| author | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2000-06-28 09:09:57 +0000 |
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| committer | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2000-06-28 09:09:57 +0000 |
| commit | 2f57b3f62b4924846c8631dbd108ad3dbe7db932 (patch) | |
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Give up on UIDs.
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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 1809acad..e1daa2b9 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -2012,6 +2012,10 @@ UIDs will not work; the UIDL-handling code will core-dump while trying to read in what it sees as malformed .fetchids lines, typically on the second poll after startup. .PP +The UIDL code is generally flaky and tends to lose its state on errors +and line drops (so that old messages are re-seen). If this happens to +you, switch to IMAP4. +.PP Send comments, bug reports, gripes, and the like to the fetchmail-friends list <fetchmail-friends@ccil.org>. An HTML FAQ is available at the fetchmail home page; surf to |