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@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ content="Known bugs and to-do items in fetchmail" /> <tr> <td width="30%">Back to <a href="/~esr">Eric's Home Page</a></td> <td width="30%" align="center">Up to <a href="/~esr/sitemap.html">Site Map</a></td> -<td width="30%" align="right">$Date: 2002/07/30 13:31:23 $</td> +<td width="30%" align="right">$Date: 2002/09/17 09:36:00 $</td> </tr> </table> @@ -31,31 +31,6 @@ fetchmail is now pretty mature and I have many other projects, so I don't personally chase obscure or marginal problems. Help with any of these will be cheerfully accepted.</p> -<p>Matthias Andree writes: I believe fetchmail should not iterate -over protocols when we have a DNS failure.</p> - -<pre> -> BTW, I found a bug in 5.9.7: -> ./fetchmail -Nvd0 jads.asdkjaldsf.com -> Enter password for emma@jads.asdkjaldsf.com: -> fetchmail: 5.9.7 querying jads.asdkjaldsf.com (protocol auto) at Mit 20 -> Feb 2002 06:35:07 CET: poll started -> fetchmail: 5.9.7 querying jads.asdkjaldsf.com (protocol IMAP) at Mit 20 -> Feb 2002 06:35:07 CET: poll started -> fetchmail: couldn't find canonical DNS name of jads.asdkjaldsf.com -> fetchmail: 5.9.7 querying jads.asdkjaldsf.com (protocol IMAP) at Mit 20 -> Feb 2002 06:35:08 CET: poll completed -> fetchmail: 5.9.7 querying jads.asdkjaldsf.com (protocol POP3) at Mit 20 -> Feb 2002 06:35:08 CET: poll started -> fetchmail: couldn't find canonical DNS name of jads.asdkjaldsf.com -> fetchmail: 5.9.7 querying jads.asdkjaldsf.com (protocol POP3) at Mit 20 -> Feb 2002 06:35:08 CET: poll completed -> fetchmail: 5.9.7 querying jads.asdkjaldsf.com (protocol auto) at Mit 20 -> Feb 2002 06:35:08 CET: poll completed -> fetchmail: Query status=11 (DNS) -> fetchmail: normal termination, status 11 -</pre> - <p>IDLE is not fully implemented. Fetchmail does not time out the idle connection every 30 minutes or less as required by RFC2177. Some servers (including UW IMAPD compiled without the @@ -64,10 +39,6 @@ connection after 30 minutes, resulting in a spurious socket error in your logs and no mail being picked up until the next poll cycle.</p> -<p>The UIDL code seems rather broken. It's a nasty swamp. Somebody -who actually uses it should fix it -- every time I try I seem to -make things worse....</p> - <p>POP3 can't presently distinguish a wedged or down server from an authentication failure. Possible fix: after issuing a PASS command. wait 300 (xx) seconds for a "-ERR" or a "+OK" . If nothing comes @@ -108,7 +79,7 @@ reports.</p> <tr> <td width="30%">Back to <a href="/~esr">Eric's Home Page</a></td> <td width="30%" align="center">Up to <a href="/~esr/sitemap.html">Site Map</a></td> -<td width="30%" align="right">$Date: 2002/07/30 13:31:23 $</td> +<td width="30%" align="right">$Date: 2002/09/17 09:36:00 $</td> </tr> </table> |