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authorMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2011-09-06 21:10:38 +0200
committerMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2011-09-06 21:10:38 +0200
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Mention that user@server must be unique.
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Running \fBfetchmail\fP in foreground while a background fetchmail is
running will do whichever of these is appropriate to wake it up.
-.SH BUGS AND KNOWN PROBLEMS
+.SH BUGS, LIMITATIONS, AND KNOWN PROBLEMS
.PP
Please check the \fBNEWS\fP file that shipped with fetchmail for more
known bugs than those listed here.
@@ -2822,6 +2822,10 @@ character, for instance "demonstr@ti on". These are rather uncommon and
only hurt when using UID-based \-\-keep setups, so the 6.3.X versions of
fetchmail won't be fixed.
.PP
+Fetchmail cannot handle configurations where you have multiple accounts
+that use the same server name and the same login. Any user@server
+combination must be unique.
+.PP
The assumptions that the DNS and in particular the checkalias options
make are not often sustainable. For instance, it has become uncommon for
an MX server to be a POP3 or IMAP server at the same time. Therefore the