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authorMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2013-03-07 20:09:35 +0100
committerMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2013-03-07 20:09:35 +0100
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Make SMTP error handling point to --softbounce.
The fetchmail manual page now refers the user to --softbounce from the SMTP/ESMTP ERROR HANDLING section. Reported by Anton Shterenlikht.
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@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ deleted from the upstream server, see "no softbounce" below.
(since v6.3.10, Keyword: set softbounce, since v6.3.10)
.br
Soft bounce mode. All permanent delivery errors cause messages to be
-left on the upstream server if the protocol supports that. Default to
-match historic fetchmail documentation, to be changed to hard bounce
-mode in the next fetchmail release.
+left on the upstream server if the protocol supports that.
+.B This option is on by default to match historic fetchmail documentation,
+and will be changed to hard bounce mode in the next fetchmail release.
.SS Disposal Options
.TP
.B \-a | \-\-all | (since v6.3.3) \-\-fetchall
@@ -1568,7 +1568,8 @@ we do not accept mail from it. See also BUGS.
.SH SMTP/ESMTP ERROR HANDLING
Besides the spam-blocking described above, fetchmail takes special
-actions on the following SMTP/ESMTP error responses
+actions \(em that may be modified by the \-\-softbounce option \(em on
+the following SMTP/ESMTP error response codes
.TP 5
452 (insufficient system storage)
Leave the message in the server mailbox for later retrieval.
@@ -1581,7 +1582,8 @@ originator.
Delete the message from the server. Don't even try to send
bounce-mail to the originator.
.PP
-Other errors trigger bounce mail back to the originator. See also BUGS.
+Other errors greater or equal to 500 trigger bounce mail back to the
+originator, unless suppressed by \-\-softbounce. See also BUGS.
.SH THE RUN CONTROL FILE
The preferred way to set up fetchmail is to write a