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diff --git a/fetchmailconf b/fetchmailconf index 3a7dddd1..01ba5ff9 100755 --- a/fetchmailconf +++ b/fetchmailconf @@ -961,16 +961,16 @@ It is strongly recommended that you find a better POP3 server. """ if string.find(greetline, "usa.net") > 0: warnings = warnings + """ -You appear to be using USA.NET's free mail service. This is a problem; -their POP3 servers, at least as of the 2.2 version in use mid-1998, -are quite flaky. They seem to require that fetchall be switched on +You appear to be using USA.NET's free mail service. Their POP3 servers +(at least as of the 2.2 version in use mid-1998) are quite flaky, but +fetchmail can compensate. They seem to require that fetchall be switched on (otherwise you won't necessarily see all your mail, not even new mail). -They botch the TOP command the fetchmail normally uses for retrieval +They also botch the TOP command the fetchmail normally uses for retrieval (it only retrieves about 10 lines rather than the number specified). +Turning on fetchall will disable the use of TOP. -It is recommended that you turn on `fetchall' and `keep' on all user -entries associated with this server. Turning on keep will disable the -use of TOP. +Therefore, it is strongly recommended that you turn on `fetchall' on all +user entries associated with this server. """ if string.find(greetline, "QPOP") > 0: |