From 8a66ad82d9f0a409bdac8ad7f8006294238ae052 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 04:56:51 +0000 Subject: Added warning about PMDF. svn path=/trunk/; revision=1531 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 19 +++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index c214eebb..f85ef30b 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 1997/10/27 13:41:00 $ +$Date: 1997/11/05 04:56:51 $

Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ when I may have multiple login sessions going?
T6. How can I use fetchmail with Microsoft Exchange?
T7. How can I use fetchmail with Compuserve RPA?
T8. How can I use fetchmail with HP OpenMail?
+T9. How can I use fetchmail with PMDF under VMS?

Runtime fatal errors:

@@ -1034,6 +1035,20 @@ recognize, such as X- and Resent- headers.

As with M$ Exchange, the only real fix for these problems is to get a POP server that isn't brain-dead.

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+

T9. How can I use fetchmail with PMDF under VMS?

+ +You may not be able to. PMDF5.1-9.1 under OpenVMS 6.1 barfs on perfectly +innocuous FETCH sequences like + +
+    fetchmail: IMAP> a0050 FETCH 1:11 RFC822.SIZE
+    fetchmail: IMAP< a0050 BAD Bogus sequence in FETCH
+
+ +We haven't figured out why yet, but strongly suspect that PMDF is just +plain broken. Maybe you should move your mail service to a Unix box?

+

R1. Fetchmail isn't working, and -v shows `SMTP connect failed' messages.

@@ -1617,7 +1632,7 @@ will look right.

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