From 420635f35f6261d709bbfeed50d9d6daab205366 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 15:28:49 +0000 Subject: Note about sendmail -i. svn path=/trunk/; revision=3634 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 16 ++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 263deb8c..83798efa 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

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subdirectory of the fetchmail source distribution, it attempts to realize multidrop mailboxes with an external script.

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If for some reason you are invoking sendmail via the mda +option (rather than delivering to port 25 via smtp), don't forget to +include the -i switch. Otherwise you will occasionally get mysterious delivery +failures with a SIGPIPE as the sendmail instance dies. The problem is +messages with a single dot at start of a text line.

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T2. How can I use fetchmail with qmail?

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croaking while being passed a message. Best fix is to remove the mda option and pass mail to your port 25 SMTP listener.

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If for some reason you are invoking sendmail via the mda +option (rather than delivering to port 25 via smtp), don't forget to +include the -i switch. Otherwise you will occasionally get mysterious delivery +failures with a SIGPIPE as the sendmail instance dies. The problem is +messages with a single dot at start of a text line.

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H1. Fetchmail hangs when used with pppd.

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Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
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