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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 3951dcc5..a002fe22 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>The Fetchmail FAQ</TITLE> -<link rev=made href="mailto:esr@snark.thyrsus.com"> +<link rev=made href="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"> <meta name="description" content="Frequently asked questions about fetchmail."> <meta name="keywords" content="fetchmail, POP, POP2, POP3, IMAP, remote mail"> </HEAD> @@ -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: 2001/06/24 19:23:57 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2001/07/07 17:05:56 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ as quickly as possible. <p>If you have a question or answer you think ought to be added to this FAQ list, mail it to fetchmail's maintainer, Eric S. Raymond, at -<A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com">esr@snark.thyrsus.com</A>. +<A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com">esr@thyrsus.com</A>. <h1>General questions:</h1> @@ -1613,6 +1613,27 @@ POP (or preferably IMAP) server that isn't brain-dead. OpenMail's project manager claims these bugs have been fixed in 6.0. <hr> +<h2><a name="S7">S7. How can I use fetchmail with geocities POP3 servers?</a></h2> + +Nathan Cutler reports that the the mail.geocities.com POP3 servers +fail to include the first Received line of the message in the send to +fetchmail. This can solve problems if your MUA interprets Received +continuations as body lines and doesn't parse any of the following +headers. + +<p>Workaround is to use "mda" keyword or "-mda" switch: +<pre> +mda "sed -e '1s/^\t/Received: /' | formail | /usr/bin/procmail -d <user>" +</pre> +Replace \t with exactly one tabulation character. + +You should also consider using "fetchall" option because Geocities' servers +sometimes think that the first 45 messages have already been read. + +<p>Fix: Get an email provider that doesn't suck. The pop-up ads on +Geocities are lame, you should boycott them anyway. + +<hr> <h2><a name="S8">S8. How can I use fetchmail with Hotmail?</a></h2> You can't, yet. But <a @@ -1700,27 +1721,6 @@ containing the Rconnect library. better if you have a recent version of the SOCKS library. <hr> -<h2><a name="S7">S7. How can I use fetchmail with geocities POP3 servers?</a></h2> - -Nathan Cutler reports that the the mail.geocities.com POP3 servers -fail to include the first Received line of the message in the send to -fetchmail. This can solve problems if your MUA interprets Received -continuations as body lines and doesn't parse any of the following -headers. - -<p>Workaround is to use "mda" keyword or "-mda" switch: -<pre> -mda "sed -e '1s/^\t/Received: /' | formail | /usr/bin/procmail -d <user>" -</pre> -Replace \t with exactly one tabulation character. - -You should also consider using "fetchall" option because Geocities' servers -sometimes think that the first 45 messages have already been read. - -<p>Fix: Get an email provider that doesn't suck. The pop-up ads on -Geocities are lame, you should boycott them anyway. - -<hr> <h2><a name="K2">K2. How can I use fetchmail with IPv6 and IPsec?</a></h2> To use fetchmail with IPv6, you need a system that supports IPv6, the "Basic @@ -2864,10 +2864,10 @@ date from the last Received header.<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: 2001/06/24 19:23:57 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2001/07/07 17:05:56 $ </table> -<ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> +<ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> </BODY> </HTML> <!-- |