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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index df2ea385..7723d19c 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: 1998/04/14 22:27:03 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/04/18 16:39:02 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ when I may have multiple login sessions going?</a><br> <a href="#R6">R6. Fetchmail dumps core when I use a .netrc file but works otherwise.</a><br> <a href="#R7">R7. Running fetchmail in daemon mode doesn't work.</a><br> <a href="#R8">R8. Fetchmail hangs when used with pppd.</a><br> +<a href="#R9">R9. Fetchmail randomly dies with socket errors.</a><br> <h1>Disappearing mail</h1> @@ -1361,6 +1362,19 @@ fetchmail doesn't play well with it, but works with pppd if `demand' is turned off. We have no idea why this is.<p> <hr> +<h2><a name="#R9">R9. Fetchmail randomly dies with socket errors.</a></h2> + +Check the MTU value in your PPP interface reported by +<code>/sbin/ifconfig</code>. If it's over 600, change it in your PPP +options file. (<code>/etc/ppp/options</code> on my box). Here are +option values that work:<P> + +<pre> + mtu 552 + mru 552 +</pre> + +<hr> <h2><a name="D1">D1. I think I've set up fetchmail correctly, but I'm not getting any mail.</a></h2> Maybe you have a .forward or alias set up that you've forgotten about. You @@ -1856,7 +1870,7 @@ Re-ordering messages is a user-agent function, anyway.<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: 1998/04/14 22:27:03 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/04/18 16:39:02 $ </table> <P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |