From 30fe80a16a4cfbc8524b705386a11ac4659bbe5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Andree Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:19:35 +0000 Subject: Add notes about Google mail. svn path=/branches/BRANCH_6-3/; revision=5174 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 7e37ba37..50254fef 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ host?.
I7. How can I use fetchmail with SpryNet?
I8. How can I use fetchmail with comcast.net or other Maillennium servers?
+I9. How can I use fetchmail with GMail/Google Mail?

How to set up well-known security and authentication methods

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Workaround for older versions: use the fetchall option.

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I9. How can I use fetchmail with GMail/Google Mail?

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Google's IMAP servers, as of April 2008, are broken and re-encode +MIME-encoded headers improperly and are not feature-complete yet. The +model how their servers organize mail also deviates in significant ways +from what the POP3 or IMAP protocol 'fathers' conceived. This means all +sorts of strange effects, for instance, your sent mail may show up in +the mail that fetchmail fetches. It's best to avoid fetching mail from +Google until they are using standards-compliant software.

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How to set up well-known security and authentication methods

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