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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fetchmail-4.4.9 (): -* 0.92 version of fetchmailconf. +* 0.92 version of fetchmailconf (now with autoprobing for servers!). * Merging of command-line argument has been fixed (I think!). * Make fetchmail 64-bit clean (thanks to John Franklin <john@iptimaging.com>). * Fix man-page installation (thanks to Kevin Hawkins <khawkins@ncsa.uiuc.edu>). diff --git a/fetchmailconf b/fetchmailconf index ea10ab80..adf029e9 100755 --- a/fetchmailconf +++ b/fetchmailconf @@ -706,9 +706,16 @@ These options control the remote-mail protocol and TCP/IP service port used to query this server. +If you click the `Probe for a server' button, fetchmail +will try to find you the most capable server on the +selected host (this will only work if you're conncted +to the Internet). The probe only checks for ordinary +IMAP and POP protocols; fortunately these are the most +frequently supported. + The `Protocol' button bar offers you a choice of all the different protocols available. The `auto' -protocol is a special mode that probes the host +protocol is the default mode; it probes the host ports for POP3 and IMAP to see if either is available. @@ -905,7 +912,11 @@ class ServerEdit(Frame, MyWidget): confwin = Toplevel() if greetline == None: title = "Autoprobe of " + realhost + " failed" - confirm = "I didn't find any mailservers active." + confirm = """ +Fetchmail didn't find any mailservers active. +This could mean the host doesn't support any, +or just that your Internet connection is down. +""" else: title = "Autoprobe of " + realhost + " succeeded" confirm = "The " + protocol + " server said:\n\n" + greetline |