From 27afc2a0e39ee851868e9314d9c945afc276a02b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:43:58 +0000 Subject: More on the no-daemon problem. svn path=/trunk/; revision=3286 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 21 +++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'fetchmail-FAQ.html') diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 2d615244..9bb09a9f 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -2062,14 +2062,17 @@ directly by fetchmail, either). We have one report from a SunOS 4.1.4 user that trying to run fetchmail in detached daemon mode doesn't work, but that using the -same options with -N (nodetach) is OK. +same options with -N (nodetach) is OK. We have another report of +similar behavior from one Linux user, but many other Linux users +reportt no problem.

If this happens, you have a specific portability problem with the code -in daemon.c that detaches and backgrounds the daemon fetchmail. Tell -me about it so I can try to fix it. As a workaround, you can start -fetchmail with -N and an ampersand to background it. A Sun user -recommends -this: +in daemon.c that detaches and backgrounds the daemon fetchmail. The isolated +Linux case has been chased down to a failure in dup(2) that may reflect a +glibc bug. + +

As a workaround, you can start fetchmail with -N and an ampersand +to background it. A Sun user recommends this: 

 (fetchmail --nodetach <other params> &)
@@ -2082,8 +2085,6 @@ important when you start fetchmail interactively and than quit
 interactive shell.  The line above makes sure fetchmail lives after
 that!
 
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This should not happen under Linux or any truly POSIX-conformant Unix.
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R6. Fetchmail hangs when used with pppd.

 
@@ -2940,7 +2941,7 @@ switching to IMAP and using a short expunge interval.
 

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