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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 520598d6..0ee4539d 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: 1997/09/03 22:32:50 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1997/09/07 01:55:50 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ when I may have multiple login sessions going?</a><br> <a href="#O2">O2. Every time I get a POP or IMAP message the header is dumped to all my terminal sessions.</a><br> <a href="#O3">O3. Does fetchmail reread its rc file every poll cycle?</a><br> +<a name="#O4">O4. Why do deleted messages show up again when I take +a line hit while downloading?</a><br> <h1>Answers:</h1> <hr> @@ -1241,11 +1243,30 @@ to solve the problem system-wide.<P> No. Fetchmail only reads the rc file once, when it starts up. To force an rc file reread, do <code>fetchmail -q; fetchmail</code>.<P> +<hr> +<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> + +One is to switch to qpopper (the freeware POP3 server from Qualcomm, +the Eudora people). The qpopper software violates the POP3 RFCs by +doing an expunge (removing deleted messages) on a line hangup, as well +as on processing a QUIT command.<P> + +The other (which we recommend) is to switch to <a +href="http://www.washington.edu/imap">IMAP</a>. IMAP has an explicit +expunge command and fetchmail uses it to delete messages quickly after +they are downloaded.<P> + <HR> <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: 1997/09/03 22:32:50 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1997/09/07 01:55:50 $ </table> <P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |