From f7dc1cd76bd22d72f0410ee6184f4a02566d36bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 04:00:27 +0000 Subject: Documentation of RPA support svn path=/trunk/; revision=1454 --- INSTALL | 4 ++++ Makefile.in | 2 +- NEWS | 5 +++++ configure.in | 4 ++-- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++----- 5 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index f5615267..3ad1cad9 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ and there don't seem to be any live servers for it anymore. You can configure it back in if you want with `configure --enable-POP2', but leaving it out cuts the executable's size slightly. +Support for CompuServe's RPA authentication method (rather similar to +APOP) is available but also not included in the standard build. You +can compile it in with `configure --enable-RPA'. + Specifying --with-kerberos=DIR will tell the fetchmail build process to look in DIR for Kerberos support. Configure normally looks in /usr/kerberos and /usr/athena; if you specify this option with an argument it will look diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in index cd2c258f..5872992c 100644 --- a/Makefile.in +++ b/Makefile.in @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ # If you're running QNX, we can't assume a working autoconf. # So just uncomment all the lines marked QNX. -VERS=4.2.9 +VERS=4.3.0 # Ultrix 2.2 make doesn't expand the value of VPATH. srcdir = @srcdir@ diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 65533ead..af6df5f7 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ Release Notes: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +fetchmail-4.3.0 () +* FAQ update. + +There are 286 people on the fetchmail-friends list. + fetchmail-4.2.9 (Tue Sep 30 18:21:35 EDT 1997) * Don't byte-stuff when writing to an MDA. * IMAP mode now does smart re-polling, eliminating connection/authentication diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in index 735e7953..fd71dd6f 100644 --- a/configure.in +++ b/configure.in @@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(RPA, [with_RPA=no]) test "$with_RPA" = "yes" && AC_DEFINE(RPA_ENABLE) -### use option --enable-opie to compile in the OPIE support +### use option --enable-OPIE to compile in the OPIE support AC_ARG_ENABLE(opie, - [ --enable-opie support OTP through the OPIE library], + [ --enable-OPIE support OTP through the OPIE library], [with_opie=$enableval], [with_opie=no]) if test "$with_opie" = "yes"; diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 96864a77..5c58d32f 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 1997/09/30 18:38:09 $ +$Date: 1997/10/01 04:00:27 $

Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ when I may have multiple login sessions going?
T3. How can I use fetchmail with smail?
T4. How can I use fetchmail with SCO's MMDF?
T5. How can I use fetchmail with Lotus Notes?
+T6. How can I use fetchmail with Microsoft Exchange?
+T7. How can I use fetchmail with Compuserve RPA?

Runtime fatal errors:

@@ -388,7 +390,7 @@ If you have been using popclient (the ancestor of this program) at version 3.0b6 or later, start with this

-(cd ~; mv ~/.poprc ~/.fetchmailrc)
+(cd; mv .poprc .fetchmailrc)
in order to migrate. Be aware that some of popclient's unnecessary @@ -873,7 +875,7 @@ The Lotus Notes SMTP gateway tries to deduce when it should convert \n to \r\n, but its rules are not intuitive. Use `forcecr'.

-

T5. How can I use fetchmail with Microsoft Exchange?

+

T6. How can I use fetchmail with Microsoft Exchange?

M$ Exchange violates the POP3 RFCs. Its LIST command does not reveal the real sizes of mail in the pop mailbox, but the sizes of the @@ -892,7 +894,23 @@ If you want these fixed, go bug the Evil Empire. Or, better yet, install a real operating system on your server and run IMAP.

-

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

+

T7. How can I use fetchmail with CompuServe RPA?

+ +First, make sure your fetchmail has the RPA support compiled in. +Stock fetchmail binaries (such as you might get from an RPM) don't. +You can check this by looking at the output of fetchmail -V; +if you see the string "+RPA" after the version ID you're good to go, +otherwise you'll have to build your own from sources (see the INSTALL +file in the source distribution for directions).

+ +Give your RPA pass-phrase as your password. An RPA-enabled fetchmail +will automatically check for csi.com in the POP server's greeting +line. If that's found, it will query the server to see if it is +RPA-capable, and if so do an RPA transaction rather than a plain-text +password handshake.

+ +

+

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

Fetchmail itself is probably working, but your SMTP port 25 listener is down or inaccessible.

@@ -1447,7 +1465,7 @@ will look right.

Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 1997/09/30 18:38:09 $ +$Date: 1997/10/01 04:00:27 $

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