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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index a77bdc89..9e32c0d3 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: 1998/08/24 16:53:43 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/08/25 02:57:54 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -539,6 +539,14 @@ once you have installed the `bind' package.<P> <hr> <h2><a name="F1">F1. Why does my old .fetchmailrc file no longer work?</a></h2> +<h3>If your file predates 4.5.5</h3> + +If the <code>dns</code> option is on (the default), you may need to +make sure that any hostname you specify (for mail hosts or for an SMTP +target) is a canonical fully-qualified hostname). In order to avoid +DNS overhead and complications, fetchmail no longer tries to derive +the fetchmail client machine's canonical DNS name at startup.<P> + <h3>If your file predates 4.0.6:</h3> Just after the `<CODE>via</CODE>' option was introduced, I realized @@ -2101,7 +2109,7 @@ Re-ordering messages is a user-agent function, anyway.<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: 1998/08/24 16:53:43 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/08/25 02:57:54 $ </table> <P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |