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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 66094d18..b763eb41 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: 1998/01/07 14:49:01 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/01/17 23:34:23 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ IP address?</a><br> <a href="#F2">F2. The .fetchmailrc parser won't accept my all-numeric user name.</a><br> <a href="#F3">F3. The .fetchmailrc parser won't accept my host or username beginning with `no'.</a><br> <a href="#F4">F4. I'm migrating from popclient. How do I need to modify my .poprc?</a><br> +<a href="#F5">F5. I'm getting a `parse error' message I don't understand.</a><br> <h1>Configuration questions:</h1> @@ -551,6 +552,17 @@ already required before second and subsequent user entries per server.<p> In some future version the `<CODE>username</CODE>' keyword will be required.<p> +<a name="F5">F5. I'm getting a `parse error' message I don't understand.</a><h2> + +The most common cause of mysterious parse errors is putting a server +option after a user option. Check the manual page; you'll probably +find that by moving one or more options closer to the `poll' keyword +you can eliminate the problem. + +Yes, I know these ordering restrictions are a hard to understand. +Unfortunately, they're necessary in order to allow the `defaults' +feature to work. + <hr> <h2><a name="C1">C1. Why do I need a .fetchmailrc when running as root on my own machine?</a></h2> @@ -1656,7 +1668,7 @@ a faster MTA like qmail or exim might help. <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: 1998/01/07 14:49:01 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/01/17 23:34:23 $ </table> <P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |