From ad89715a43c50c3d50409730318c42ba9dc96d3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 21:20:35 +0000 Subject: Dave Zarzycki's fixes. svn path=/trunk/; revision=3039 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 29 ++--------------------------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) (limited to 'fetchmail-FAQ.html') diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index e0f47e9a..51c58ad1 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ 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:

@@ -805,30 +804,6 @@ Yes, I know these ordering restrictions are hard to understand. Unfortunately, they're necessary in order to allow the `defaults' feature to work.

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-

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?

@@ -2991,7 +2966,7 @@ switching to IMAP and using a short expunge interval.

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