From 822f4569940ae8ff0a90f04df6ff897f7e40c6f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 05:57:57 +0000 Subject: Added Grant's rant. svn path=/trunk/; revision=2771 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'fetchmail-FAQ.html') diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index b83417ef..7f4b0f00 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 2000/02/18 03:49:20 $ +$Date: 2000/02/24 05:57:57 $

Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -1340,9 +1340,41 @@ in KB Q168109) The Microsoft pod-person who revealed this information to me admitted that he couldn't find it anywhere in their public knowledge base.

-You can mess with these bits. Or, better yet, you can lose that -brain-dead Microsoft crap and install a real operating system on your -mailserver.

+Another specific problem we have seen with Exchange servers has as its +symptom a response to LOGIN that says "NO Ambiguous Alias". Grant +Edwards writes: + +This means that Exchange Server is too f*&#ing stupid to figure +out which mailbox belongs to you. Instead of actually keeping +track of which inbox belongs to which user, it uses some +half-witted, guess-o-matic heuristic to try to guess your +mailbox name from your username.

+ +In your case it doesn't work because your username maps to more +than one mailbox. For some people it doesn't work because +their username maps to zero mailboxes. This is yet another +inept, lame, almost criminally negligent design decision from +our friends in Redmond.

+ +You've got several options: + +

+ +But, the best option involves a tactical nuclear weapon (an old +ASROC will do), pissing off a lot people who live downwind from +Redmond, and your choice of any Linux, NetBSD, FreeBSD, or +Solaris CD.

+ +I'll provide the CD.

S3. How can I use fetchmail with CompuServe RPA?

@@ -1665,7 +1697,7 @@ man page for several authentication methods.)

 poll mailhost port 1234 via localhost with proto pop3:
-        preconnect "ssh -f -L 1234:mailhost:110 mailhost sleep 20
+        preconnect "ssh -f -L 1234:mailhost:110 mailhost
         </dev/null >/dev/null; sleep 5";
@@ -2622,7 +2654,7 @@ terminate it.

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