From a30740affdb9342dee394ffdc77591ec9bc75ae7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 06:22:53 +0000 Subject: Minor bugfixes. svn path=/trunk/; revision=2993 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'fetchmail-FAQ.html') diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index a47342d6..947699b1 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -558,6 +558,14 @@ necessary to do this just to get a link working. Get the link working first, observe the actual address range you see on connections, and add an interface option (if you need one) later.

+You can't use ETRN if you have a dynamic IP address (your ISP changes +your IP address occasionally, possibly with every connect). You need +to have your own registered domain and a definite IP address +registered for that domain. The server needs to be configured to +accept mail for your domain but then queue it to forward to your +machine. ETRN just tells to server to flush its queue for your +domain. Fetchmail doesn't actually get the mail in that case.

+ If you're using a dynamic-IP configuration, one other (non-fetchmail) problem you may run into with outgoing mail is that some sites will bounce your email because the hostname your giving them isn't real @@ -2963,7 +2971,7 @@ install Linux on your server...

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