From 7b20b3b4a8e42e21bc6830ec08d89b97951266a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthias Andree
A transcript of the failed session with -v -v (yes, that's -two -v options, enabling debug mode) will almost always be -useful. It is very important that the transcript include your -POP/IMAP server's greeting line, so I can identify it in case of -server problems. This transcript will not reveal your passwords, -which are specially masked out precisely so transcripts can be -passed around.
+A transcript of the failed session with "--nosyslog --nodetach -vvv" +(yes, that's three -v options, enabling debug mode) will almost +always be useful. It is very important that the transcript include your +POP/IMAP server's greeting line, so I can identify it in case of server +problems. This transcript will not reveal your passwords, which are +specially masked out precisely so transcripts can be passed around.
If you upgraded your fetchmail and something broke, you should -include session transcripts with -v -v of both the working and -failing versions. Very often, the source of the problem can -instantly identified by looking at the differences in protocol +include session transcripts with "--nosyslog --nodetach -vvv" of both +the working and failing versions. Very often, the source of the problem +can instantly identified by looking at the differences in protocol transactions.
If the bug involves a core dump or hang, a gdb stack trace is -- cgit v1.2.3