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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 96f8da53..ed4445f9 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ FreeBSD.</strike></a></h2> <p style="font-style:italic;">As of release 6.3.0, fetchmail's Makefile[.in] should work flawlessly with BSD's portable make used on FreeBSD. With older releases, use GNU make (usually installed as -<code>gmake</code>).</p> +<code>gmake</code>; otherwise try <kbd>pkg_add -r gmake</kbd>).</p> <h2><a id="B2" name="B2">B2. Lex bombs out while building the fetchmail lexer.</a></h2> @@ -836,9 +836,9 @@ fetchmail lexer.</a></h2> formats, so you do not need to use lex unless you hacked the .l or .y files.</p> -<p>fetchmail's lexer has been developed with GNU flex, and the lex tools -shipped by some UNIX vendors (HP, SGI, Sun) are known to be incapable of -compiling fetchmail's lexer.</p> +<p>fetchmail's lexer has been developed with GNU flex and uses some of +its specialties, so the lexer cannot be compiled with the lex tools +shipped by some UNIX vendors (HP, SGI, Sun).</p> <h2><a id="B3" name="B3">B3. I get link failures when I try to build fetchmail.</a></h2> @@ -884,6 +884,11 @@ directory.</a></h2> <h2><a id="F1" name="F1">F1. Why does my old .fetchmailrc file no longer work?</a></h2> +<h3>If your file predates 6.3.0</h3> + +<p>The <tt>netsec</tt> option was discontinued and needs to be +removed.</p> + <h3>If your file predates 5.8.9</h3> <p>If you were using ETRN mode, change your <tt>smtphost</tt> @@ -891,8 +896,8 @@ option to a <tt>fetchdomains</tt> option.</p> <h3>If your file predates 5.8.3</h3> -<p>The 'via localhost' special case for use with ssh tunnelling is -gone. Use the %h feature of <tt>plugin</tt> instead.</p> +<p>The <tt>'via localhost'</tt> special case for use with ssh tunnelling is +gone. Use the <tt>%h</tt> feature of <tt>plugin</tt> instead.</p> <h3>If your file predates 5.6.8</h3> |