From 5c0d2911f5acf09d91789d469bab4c31020d20dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 23:34:23 +0000 Subject: Added item F5. svn path=/trunk/; revision=1585 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 16 ++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 66094d18..b763eb41 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 1998/01/07 14:49:01 $ +$Date: 1998/01/17 23:34:23 $

Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ IP address?
F2. The .fetchmailrc parser won't accept my all-numeric user name.
F3. The .fetchmailrc parser won't accept my host or username beginning with `no'.
F4. I'm migrating from popclient. How do I need to modify my .poprc?
+F5. I'm getting a `parse error' message I don't understand.

Configuration questions:

@@ -551,6 +552,17 @@ already required before second and subsequent user entries per server.

In some future version the `username' keyword will be required.

+F5. I'm getting a `parse error' message I don't understand.

+ +The most common cause of mysterious parse errors is putting a server +option after a user option. Check the manual page; you'll probably +find that by moving one or more options closer to the `poll' keyword +you can eliminate the problem. + +Yes, I know these ordering restrictions are a hard to understand. +Unfortunately, they're necessary in order to allow the `defaults' +feature to work. +

C1. Why do I need a .fetchmailrc when running as root on my own machine?

@@ -1656,7 +1668,7 @@ a faster MTA like qmail or exim might help.

Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 1998/01/07 14:49:01 $ +$Date: 1998/01/17 23:34:23 $

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