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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index d260b308..9ad8be33 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: 1998/06/03 15:41:10 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/06/03 20:18:23 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -1181,6 +1181,15 @@ of USA.NET's POP server reports that you must use the retrieved, otherwise some may be left on the server. This is almost certainly a server bug.<P> +The usa.net servers (at least in their 2.2 version, June 1998) don't +handle the TOP command properly, either. Regardless of the argument +you give it, they retrieve only about 10 lines of the message. +Because fetchmail uses TOP for message retrieval (in order to avoid +marking messages seen), this is a problem. The `<CODE>keep</CODE>' +option causes fetchmail to use ordinary RETR, eliminating this +problem -- however, it also doesn't delete read mail. You may be able +to get around this by using the --keep and --flush options together.<P> + <hr> <h2><a name="T10">T10. How can I use fetchmail with HP OpenMail?</a></h2> @@ -1942,7 +1951,7 @@ 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: 1998/06/03 15:41:10 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/06/03 20:18:23 $ </table> <P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |