From 325413fec46a675559ee814ddfbdf70b66f61ae8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Sat, 2 Aug 1997 18:59:09 +0000 Subject: Ready for release. svn path=/trunk/; revision=1221 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-) diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index f297811c..7eabc3a2 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -9,12 +9,6 @@

Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

-The current version of fetchmail is 4.0.5.

- -New in the FAQ: A misfeature introduced in recent versions of smail -breaks fetchmail, but there is a workaround. See question T3.

- Before reporting any bug, please read G3 for advice on how to include diagnostic information that will get your bug fixed as quickly as possible.

@@ -23,31 +17,14 @@ If you have a question or answer you think ought to be added to this FAQ list, mail it to fetchmail's maintainer, Eric S. Raymond, at esr@snark.thyrsus.com.

-Rob Funk and Al Youngwerth are fetchmail's -designated backup maintainers. Other backup maintainers may be added -in the future, in order to ensure continued support should Eric S. -Raymond drop permanently off the net for any reason.

- -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" -in the Subject line unsubscribes you, and "help" returns general list help)

- -There is a fetchmail home page at -http://www.ccil.org/~esr.

General questions:

G1. What is fetchmail and why should I bother?
G2. Where do I find the latest FAQ and fetchmail sources?
G3. I think I've found a bug. Will you fix it?
G4. I have this idea for a neat feature. Will you add it?
-G5. So, what's this I hear about a fetchmail paper?
+G5. Is there a mailing list for exchanging tips?
+G6. So, what's this I hear about a fetchmail paper?

Fetchmail configuration file grammar questions:

@@ -209,7 +186,22 @@ problem that can't be handled anywhere but fetchmail, lay it on me. I'm very accommodating about good ideas.

G5. So, what's this I hear about a fetchmail paper?

G5. Is there a mailing list for exchanging tips?

+ +There is a fetchmail-friends list for people who want to discuss fixes +and improvements in fetchmail and help co-develop it.

+ +The list is 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" +in the Subject line unsubscribes you, and "help" returns general list +help).

+ +

G6. So, what's this I hear about a fetchmail paper?

Now it can be told! The fetchmail development was also a sociological experiment, an extended test to see if my theory about the critical @@ -218,7 +210,8 @@ features of the Linux development model is correct.

The experiment was a success. I wrote a paper about it titled The Cathedral and the Bazaar which was first presented at Linux -Kongress '97 in Bavaria and very well received there.

+Kongress '97 in Bavaria and very well received there. It was also +given at Atlanta Linux Expo.

If you're reading a non-HTML dump of this FAQ, you can find the paper on the Web with a search for that title.

@@ -1231,7 +1224,7 @@ biff n to solve the problem system-wide.

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

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