From 32e2b1af92d18b99c8fca70ea19ac7e2888f130f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 15:52:42 +0000 Subject: Added new R4 on Yair's coredump. svn path=/trunk/; revision=1483 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) (limited to 'fetchmail-FAQ.html') diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index eb9755e7..157ff411 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 1997/10/03 23:05:44 $ +$Date: 1997/10/06 15:52:42 $

Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -70,9 +70,10 @@ when I may have multiple login sessions going?
R1. Fetchmail isn't working, and -v shows `SMTP connect failed' messages.
R2. When I try to configure an MDA, fetchmail doesn't work.
-R3. Fetchmail dumps core in -V mode, but operates normally otherwise.
-R4. Fetchmail dumps core when I use a .netrc file but works otherwise.
-R5. Running fetchmail in daemon mode doesn't work.
+R3. Fetchmail dumps core when given an invalid rc file.
+R4. Fetchmail dumps core in -V mode, but operates normally otherwise.
+R5. Fetchmail dumps core when I use a .netrc file but works otherwise.
+R6. Running fetchmail in daemon mode doesn't work.

Disappearing mail

@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ page.

Most modern Unixes (and effectively all Linux/*BSD systems) come with POP3 support preconfigured (but beware of the horribly broken POP3 -server mentioned in R4). An increasing minority +server mentioned in D2). An increasing minority also feature IMAP (you can detect IMAP support by running fetchmail in AUTO mode).

@@ -1068,7 +1069,23 @@ match what you sent, then fetchmail or something on the server is broken.

-

R3. Fetchmail dumps core in -V mode, but operates normally otherwise.

+R4. Fetchmail dumps core when given an invalid rc file. + +This is usually reported from AIX or Ultrix, but has even been known +to happen on Linuxes without a recent version of flex +installed. The problem appears to be a result of linking with an +archaic version of lex.

+ +Workaround: fix the syntax of your .fetchmailrc file.

+ +Fix: build and install the latest version of flex from the Free +Software Foundation. An FSF mirror site

+will help you get it faster.

+ +

+

R4. Fetchmail dumps core in -V mode, but operates normally otherwise.

We've had this reported to us under Linux using libc-5.4.17 and gcc-2.7.2. It does not occur with libc-5.3.12 or earlier versions.

@@ -1084,7 +1101,7 @@ fetchmail code (they're all from within fclose, and not an fclose called by fetchmail, either).

-

R4. Fetchmail dumps core when I use a .netrc file but works otherwise.

+

R5. Fetchmail dumps core when I use a .netrc file but works otherwise.

We have a report that under Solaris 2.5 using gcc-2.7.2, if fetchmail is compiled with -O or -O2, it segfaults on startup when reading a @@ -1098,7 +1115,7 @@ corruption screw. But the symptom doesn't reproduce under Linux with the same .fetchmailrc and .netrc.

-

R5. Running fetchmail in daemon mode doesn't work.

+

R6. Running fetchmail in daemon mode doesn't work.

We have one report from a Solaris 4.1.4 user that trying to run fetchmail in detached daemon mode doesn't work, but that using the @@ -1562,7 +1579,7 @@ will look right.

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