From ab438eeb75c378da12af944a9525d497ae755e83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Andree Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:38:51 +0000 Subject: Add rationale for direct body streaming to X10. svn path=/branches/BRANCH_6-3/; revision=5419 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index b4f38530..41319167 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -3231,12 +3231,12 @@ truncated, and fetchmail will later attempt to redownload the message (providing the server is standards conformant).

The reason for the truncation is that fetchmail streams the body -directly from the POP3/IMAP server into the SMTP/LMTP server or MDA, so -fetchmail has already written a part of the message before it notices it -will be incomplete, and fetchmail cannot abort a transaction it has -started, and it's unclear if it ever will be able to, because this is -not standardized and the outcome will depend on the receiving software -(be it SMTP/LMTP or MDA).

+directly from the POP3/IMAP server into the SMTP/LMTP server or MDA (in +order to save memory), so fetchmail has already written a part of the +message before it notices it will be incomplete, and fetchmail cannot +abort a transaction it has started, and it's unclear if it ever will be +able to, because this is not standardized and the outcome will depend on +the receiving software (be it SMTP/LMTP or MDA).

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