From 0ac696e752118c1c78d6e57950ec56db12d8b867 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 18:18:14 +0000 Subject: Updated. svn path=/trunk/; revision=2683 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 18 +++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 461a44ea..30829565 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -277,11 +277,15 @@ I'm not going to do these; fetchmail's job is transport, not policy, and I refuse to change it from doing one thing well to attempting many things badly. One of my objectives is to keep fetchmail simple so it stays reliable.

-Furthermore, since about version 4.3.0 fetchmail has passed out of active -development and been essentially stable. It is no longer my top -project, and I am going to be quite reluctant to add features that -might either jeopardize its stability or involve me in large -amounts of coding.

+For reasons fetchmail doesn't have other commonly-requested features +(such as password encryption, or multiple concurrent polls from the +same instance of fetchmail) see the design notes.

+ +Fetchmail is a mature project, no longer in constant active +development. It is no longer my top project, and I am going to be +quite reluctant to add features that might either jeopardize its +stability or involve me in large amounts of coding.

All that said, if you have a feature idea that really is about a transport problem that can't be handled anywhere but fetchmail, lay it on me. I'm @@ -2510,7 +2514,7 @@ inactivity timeout.

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Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
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