From 60a36fc394fbf4e17f0a8c5ca8b1a97b3a54da8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 17:23:30 +0000 Subject: Reinstate the fetchall kluge. svn path=/trunk/; revision=1914 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'fetchmail-FAQ.html') diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 8f604099..4670a569 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 1998/06/05 06:08:35 $ +$Date: 1998/06/05 17:23:28 $

Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -1184,11 +1184,11 @@ certainly a server bug.

The usa.net servers (at least in their 2.2 version, June 1998) don't handle the TOP command properly, either. Regardless of the argument you give it, they retrieve only about 10 lines of the message. -Because fetchmail uses TOP for message retrieval (in order to avoid -marking messages seen), this is a problem. The `keep' -option causes fetchmail to use ordinary RETR, eliminating this -problem -- however, it also doesn't delete read mail. You may be able -to get around this by using the --keep and --flush options together.

+Fetchmail normally uses TOP for message retrieval in order to avoid +marking messages seen, but `fetchall' forces it to use +RETR instead.

+ +So, set the `fetchall' option.

T10. How can I use fetchmail with HP OpenMail?

@@ -1951,7 +1951,7 @@ Re-ordering messages is a user-agent function, anyway.

Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 1998/06/05 06:08:35 $ +$Date: 1998/06/05 17:23:28 $

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