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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 70922df0..5cd9e888 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: 1997/10/02 03:06:01 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1997/10/03 16:22:54 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ full feature list.<p> <h2><a name="G2">G2. Where do I find the latest FAQ and fetchmail sources?</a></h2> -The latest HTML faq is available alongside the latest fetchmail +The latest HTML FAQ is available alongside the latest fetchmail sources at the fetchmail home page: <a href="http://www.ccil.org/~esr/fetchmail"> http://www.ccil.org/~esr/fetchmail</a>. You can also find @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ unless your symptom seems to involve an error in configuration parsing.<p> If fetchmail seems to run and fetch mail, but the headers look mangled (that is headers are missing, or blank lines are inserted in the -headers) then read the FAQ items in section <a href="#X1">X1</a> +headers) then read the FAQ items in section <a href="#X1">X</a> before submitting a bug report. Pay special attention to the item on <a href="#generic_mangling">diagnosing mail mangling</a>. There are lots of ways for other programs in the mail chain to screw up that @@ -223,16 +223,17 @@ very accommodating about good ideas.<p> <h2><a name="G5">G5. Is there a mailing list for exchanging tips?</a></h2> There is a fetchmail-friends list for people who want to discuss fixes -and improvements in fetchmail and help co-develop it.<P> - -The list is at <a -href="mailto:fetchmail-friends@ccil.org">fetchmail-friends@ccil.org</a> -and is a SmartList reflector; sign up in the usual way with a message -containing the word "subscribe" in the subject line sent to to <a -href="mailto:fetchmail-friends-request@ccil.org"> -fetchmail-friends-request@ccil.org</a>. (Similarly, "unsubscribe" -in the Subject line unsubscribes you, and "help" returns general list -help). <p> +and improvements in fetchmail and help co-develop it. It's at <a +href="mailto:fetchmail-friends@thyrsus.com">fetchmail-friends@thyrsus.com</a>. +There is also an announcements-only list, <em>fetchmail-announce@thyrsus.com</em>.<P> + +Both lists are SmartList reflectors; sign up in the usual way with a +message containing the word "subscribe" in the subject line sent to +<a href="mailto:fetchmail-friends-request@thyrsus.com?subject=subscribe"> +fetchmail-friends-request@thyrsus.com</a> or +<a href="mailto:fetchmail-announce-request@thyrsus.com?subject=subscribe"> +fetchmail-announce-request@thyrsus.com</a>. (Similarly, "unsubscribe" +in the Subject line unsubscribes you, and "help" returns general list help) <p> <hr> <h2><a name="G6">G6. So, what's this I hear about a fetchmail paper?</a></h2> @@ -1120,7 +1121,7 @@ If you're running this one, upgrade immediately.<P> Many POP servers, if an interruption occurs, will restore the whole mail queue after about 10 minutes. Others will restore it right away. If you have an interruption and don't see it right away, cross -your fingers and wait ten minutes brfore retrying.<P> +your fingers and wait ten minutes before retrying.<P> Some servers (such as Microsoft's NTMail) are mis-designed to restore the entire queue, including messages you have deleted. If you have @@ -1132,7 +1133,7 @@ more often.<P> Qualcomm's qpopper, used at many BSD Unix sites, is better behaved. If its connection is dropped, it will first execute all DELE commands (as though you had issued an QUIT -- this is a technical violation of -the RFCs, but a good idea in a world of flaky phone lines. Then it +the RFCs, but a good idea in a world of flaky phone lines)f. Then it will re-queue any message that was being downloaded at hangup time. Still, qpopper may require a noticeable amount of time to do deletions and clean up its queue. (Fetchmail waits a bit before retrying in @@ -1548,7 +1549,7 @@ will look right.<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: 1997/10/02 03:06:01 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1997/10/03 16:22:54 $ </table> <P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |