From 1d75155f9c774c795e23d3074535a585a4143730 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Sat, 4 Oct 1997 01:24:18 +0000 Subject: Announcement list. svn path=/trunk/; revision=1474 --- indexgen.sh | 31 ++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/indexgen.sh b/indexgen.sh index 7eeb5bdd..e0153f12 100755 --- a/indexgen.sh +++ b/indexgen.sh @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ forwarding, and aliasing facilities to work just as they would on normal mail.

Fetchmail offers better security than any other Unix remote-mail -client. It supports APOP, KPOP, OTP, Compuservs RPA, and IMAP RFC1731 +client. It supports APOP, KPOP, OTP, Compuserve RPA, and IMAP RFC1731 encrypted authentication methods to avoid sending passwords en clair.

@@ -105,21 +105,26 @@ Sunsite remote mail tools directory.

Getting help with fetchmail

There is a fetchmail-friends list for people who want to discuss fixes -and improvements in fetchmail and help co-develop it. It's at -fetchmail-friends@thyrsus.com -and is a SmartList reflector; sign up in the usual way with a message -containing the word "subscribe" in the subject line sent to -to -fetchmail-friends-request@thyrsus.com. (Similarly, "unsubscribe" +and improvements in fetchmail and help co-develop it. It's at fetchmail-friends@thyrsus.com. +There is also an announcements-only list, fetchmail-announce@thyrsus.com.

+ +Both lists are SmartList reflectors; sign up in the usual way with a +message containing the word "subscribe" in the subject line sent to + +fetchmail-friends-request@thyrsus.com or + +fetchmail-announce-request@thyrsus.com. (Similarly, "unsubscribe" in the Subject line unsubscribes you, and "help" returns general list help)

Note: before submitting a question to the list, please read -the FAQ. We tend to get the -same three newbie questions over and over again. The FAQ covers them -like a blanket. Actually, I'll answer the most common one right here: -If you've tried everything but can't get multidrop mode to work, -it is almost certainly because your DNS service (or your provider's) is -broken.

+the FAQ (especially item G3 on how to report bugs). We +tend to get the same three newbie questions over and over again. The +FAQ covers them like a blanket. Actually, I'll answer the most common +one right here: If you've tried everything but can't get multidrop +mode to work, it is almost certainly because your DNS service (or your +provider's) is broken.

Fetchmail was written and is maintained by Eric S. Raymond.