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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index a47342d6..947699b1 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: 2000/11/26 18:20:28 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2000/12/01 06:22:45 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -558,6 +558,14 @@ necessary to do this just to get a link working. Get the link working first, observe the actual address range you see on connections, and add an <code>interface</code> option (if you need one) later.<P> +You can't use ETRN if you have a dynamic IP address (your ISP changes +your IP address occasionally, possibly with every connect). You need +to have your own registered domain and a definite IP address +registered for that domain. The server needs to be configured to +accept mail for your domain but then queue it to forward to your +machine. ETRN just tells to server to flush its queue for your +domain. Fetchmail doesn't actually get the mail in that case.<p> + If you're using a dynamic-IP configuration, one other (non-fetchmail) problem you may run into with outgoing mail is that some sites will bounce your email because the hostname your giving them isn't real @@ -2963,7 +2971,7 @@ install Linux on your server...<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: 2000/11/26 18:20:28 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2000/12/01 06:22:45 $ </table> <P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |