From fca5b6d8eeebbb9782df5dc22e17ef2ca1c1e9ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 19:19:34 +0000 Subject: Added O3. svn path=/trunk/; revision=1281 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 13 ++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 4d48e2a6..589e7d93 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ when I may have multiple login sessions going?
O1. The --logfile option doesn't work if the logfile doesn't exist.
O2. Every time I get a POP or IMAP message the header is dumped to all my terminal sessions.
+O3. Does fetchmail reread its rc file every poll cycle?

Answers:

@@ -1197,7 +1198,7 @@ no effect on the contents of the logfile if it already exists).

O2. Every time I get a POP or IMAP message the header is dumped to all my terminal sessions.

-fetchmail uses the local sendmail to perform final delivery, which +Fetchmail uses the local sendmail to perform final delivery, which Netscape and other clients doen't do; the announcement of new messages is done by a daemon that sendmail pokes. There should be a ``biff'' command to control this. Type @@ -1230,11 +1231,17 @@ biff n to solve the problem system-wide.

+

+

O3. Does fetchmail reread its rc file every poll cycle?

+ +No. Fetchmail only reads the rc file once, when it starts up. To +force an rc file reread, do fetchmail -q; fetchmail.

+

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