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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index cce5af58..d9e19bab 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: 1998/11/23 16:16:32 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/11/29 02:03:48 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -2011,11 +2011,12 @@ the equivalent command-line options):<P> mda "cat >MBOX" keep fetchall </pre> -This will capture exactly what fetchmail gets from the server, except -for (a) the extra Received header line fetchmail prepends, (b) header address -changes due to <code>rewrite</code>, and (c) any changes due to the -<code>forcecr</code> and <code>stripcr</code> options. MBOX will in fact -contain what programs downstream of fetchmail see.<P> +This will capture what fetchmail gets from the server, except for (a) +the extra Received header line fetchmail prepends, (b) header address +changes due to <code>rewrite</code>, and (c) any end-of-line changes +due to the <code>forcecr</code> and <code>stripcr</code> options. +MBOX will in fact contain what programs downstream of fetchmail +see.<P> The most common causes of mangling are bugs and misconfigurations in those downstream programs. If MBOX looks unmangled, you will know @@ -2051,10 +2052,11 @@ you think might be useful about the server, like the server host's operating system.<P> If your manual fetchmail simulation shows an unmangled message, -congratulations. You've found an actual fetchmail bug. Complain -to us and we'll fix it. Please include the session transcript of -your manual fetchmail simulation along with the other things described -in the FAQ entry on <a href="#G3">reporting bugs</a>. +congratulations. You've found an actual fetchmail bug, which is a +pretty rare thing these days. Complain to us and we'll fix it. +Please include the session transcript of your manual fetchmail +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> @@ -2216,7 +2218,7 @@ 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: 1998/11/23 16:16:32 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/11/29 02:03:48 $ </table> <P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |