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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 48bbdf30..566bc920 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ you have specified a default of \fBkeep\fR in your .B \-F, --flush POP3/IMAP only. Delete old (previously retrieved) messages from the mailserver before retrieving new messages. This option does not work with ETRN. +Warning: if your local MTA hangs and fetchmail is aborted, the next +time you run fetchmail, it will delete mail that was never delivered to you. +What you probably want is the default setting: if you don't specify `-k', then +fetchmail will automatically delete messages after successful delivery. .SS Protocol and Query Options .TP .B \-p, \--protocol proto |