From 4d9ebfc1ae8788f66be711273d73bf4831a7cd4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 19:24:00 +0000 Subject: Ready to ship. svn path=/trunk/; revision=2983 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'fetchmail-FAQ.html') diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index befc865f..5b52eb67 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ IP address?
F2. The .fetchmailrc parser won't accept my all-numeric user name.
F3. The .fetchmailrc parser won't accept my host or username beginning with `no'.
F4. I'm getting a `parse error' message I don't understand.
+F5. The %h and %p escapes aren't being interporated correctly.

Configuration questions:

@@ -796,6 +797,30 @@ Yes, I know these ordering restrictions are hard to understand. Unfortunately, they're necessary in order to allow the `defaults' feature to work.

+

+

F5. The %h and %p escapes aren't being interporated correctly.

+ +Note that %h and %p are only recognized as placeholders if they are a +single word each; you cannot use %h:%p or other interpolations that +aren't space-delimited. If you happen to need such a thing, write a +wrapper. For example, in .fetchmailrc you can add this line:

+ +

+plugin 'mywrap.sh %h %p'
+
+ +With mywrap.sh containing:

+ +

+#! /bin/sh
+if test $# -ne 2 ; then
+  echo "usage: `basename $0`  "
+  exit 1
+fi
+exec openssl 2>/dev/null s_client -connect $1:$2 -quiet
+exit 2 # never reached unless openssl fails
+
+

C1. Why do I need a .fetchmailrc when running as root on my own machine?

@@ -2941,7 +2966,7 @@ install Linux on your server...

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