From d7e7771494325409a43886ee30fef75523c54f6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 16:39:02 +0000 Subject: *** empty log message *** svn path=/trunk/; revision=1740 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 18 ++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index df2ea385..7723d19c 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 1998/04/14 22:27:03 $ +$Date: 1998/04/18 16:39:02 $

Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ when I may have multiple login sessions going?
R6. Fetchmail dumps core when I use a .netrc file but works otherwise.
R7. Running fetchmail in daemon mode doesn't work.
R8. Fetchmail hangs when used with pppd.
+R9. Fetchmail randomly dies with socket errors.

Disappearing mail

@@ -1360,6 +1361,19 @@ Your problem may be with pppd's `demand' option. We have a report that fetchmail doesn't play well with it, but works with pppd if `demand' is turned off. We have no idea why this is.

+

+

R9. Fetchmail randomly dies with socket errors.

+ +Check the MTU value in your PPP interface reported by +/sbin/ifconfig. If it's over 600, change it in your PPP +options file. (/etc/ppp/options on my box). Here are +option values that work:

+ +

+  mtu 552
+  mru 552
+
+

D1. I think I've set up fetchmail correctly, but I'm not getting any mail.

@@ -1856,7 +1870,7 @@ Re-ordering messages is a user-agent function, anyway.

Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 1998/04/14 22:27:03 $ +$Date: 1998/04/18 16:39:02 $

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