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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 0d8203ab..953e2493 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: 1998/12/01 19:29:53 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/12/07 05:19:08 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ IP address?</a><br> <a href="#R3">R3. Fetchmail dumps core when given an invalid rc file.</a><br> <a href="#R4">R4. Fetchmail dumps core in -V mode, but operates normally otherwise.</a><br> <a href="#R5">R5. Running fetchmail in daemon mode doesn't work.</a><br> -<a href="#R6">R6. Fetchmail hangs when used with pppd.</a><b> +<a href="#R6">R6. Fetchmail hangs when used with pppd.</a><br> <a href="#R7">R7. Fetchmail randomly dies with socket errors.</a><br> <h1>Disappearing mail</h1> @@ -2048,15 +2048,6 @@ simulation along with the other things described in the FAQ entry on <a href="#G3">reporting bugs</a>. <hr> -<h2><a name="O1">O1. The --logfile option doesn't work if the logfile doesn't exist.</a></h2> - -This is a feature, not a bug. It's in line with normal practice for -system daemons and allows you to suppress logging by removing the log, -without hacking potentially fragile startup scripts. To get around -it, just touch(1) the logfile before you run fetchmail (this will have -no effect on the contents of the logfile if it already exists).<P> - -<hr> <h2><a name="X5">X5. Using POP3, retrievals seems to be fetching too much!</a></h2> This may happen in versions of fetchmail after 4.4.1 and before 4.4.8. @@ -2077,6 +2068,15 @@ fetchmail version only, this had the side effect of forcing RETR use.<P> <hr> +<h2><a name="O1">O1. The --logfile option doesn't work if the logfile doesn't exist.</a></h2> + +This is a feature, not a bug. It's in line with normal practice for +system daemons and allows you to suppress logging by removing the log, +without hacking potentially fragile startup scripts. To get around +it, just touch(1) the logfile before you run fetchmail (this will have +no effect on the contents of the logfile if it already exists).<P> + +<hr> <h2><a name="O2">O2. Every time I get a POP or IMAP message the header is dumped to all my terminal sessions.</a></h2> @@ -2207,7 +2207,7 @@ 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: 1998/12/01 19:29:53 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/12/07 05:19:08 $ </table> <P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |