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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index cd3b5f19..0168e0ce 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: 1997/10/06 16:14:18 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1997/10/06 20:34:27 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -1164,8 +1164,8 @@ 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 +though you had issued a QUIT -- this is a technical violation of +the POP3 RFCs, but a good idea in a world of flaky phone lines). 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 @@ -1542,10 +1542,13 @@ force an rc file reread, do <code>fetchmail -q; fetchmail</code>.<P> <h2><a name="O4">O4. Why do deleted messages show up again when I take a line hit while downloading?</a></h2> -Because you're using a POP2 or POP3 server. According to the POP3 RFCs, -deletes aren't actually performed until you issue the end-of-session -QUIT command. Fetchmail cannot fix this, it takes cooperation from the. -server. There are two possible remedies:<P> +Because you're using a POP3 other than Qualcomm qpopper, or an IMAP +with a long expunge interval.<P> + +According to the POP3 RFCs, deletes aren't actually performed until +you issue the end-of-session QUIT command. Fetchmail cannot fix this, +it takes cooperation from the. server. There are two possible +remedies:<P> One is to switch to qpopper (the freeware POP3 server from Qualcomm, the Eudora people). The qpopper software violates the POP3 RFCs by @@ -1554,8 +1557,13 @@ as on processing a QUIT command.<P> The other (which we recommend) is to switch to <a href="http://www.imap.org">IMAP</a>. IMAP has an explicit expunge -command and fetchmail uses it to delete messages quickly after they -are downloaded.<P> +command and fetchmail normally uses it to delete messages immediately +after they are downloaded.<P> + +If you get very unlucky, you might take a line hit in the window +between the delete and the expunge. If you've set a longer expunge +interval, the window gets wider. This problem should correct itself +the next time you complete a successful query.<P> <hr> <h2><a name="O5">O5. Why is fetched mail being logged with my name, not the real From address?</a></h2> @@ -1581,7 +1589,7 @@ 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: 1997/10/06 16:14:18 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1997/10/06 20:34:27 $ </table> <P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |