From b65848f75179b37126fb77a5ec99b2ea12ec1c98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 21:59:36 +0000 Subject: Added stuff on OpenSSL. svn path=/trunk/; revision=2891 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) (limited to 'fetchmail-FAQ.html') diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 4143c4ef..3afc8818 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 2000/04/12 15:06:44 $ +$Date: 2000/05/13 21:59:36 $

Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -1506,12 +1506,9 @@ project manager claims these bugs have been fixed in 6.0.

S8. How can I use fetchmail with Hotmail?

-You can't, yet. But Hugo Rabson has written a script called `hotmole' -that can retrieve Hotmail mail via the web using Lynx. The script -was available on -Hugo Rabson's Linux page, but we're told that project is dead and -the web page seems to be gone.

+You can't, yet. But gotmail +might be what you need.

S9. How can I use fetchmail with MSN?

@@ -1548,7 +1545,13 @@ bug.

You can't. At least not if you want to be able to see attachments. MailMax has a bug; it reports the message length with attachments -but doesn't download them on TOP or RETR.

+but doesn't download them on TOP or RETR.

+ +Also, we're told that TOP sometimes fails to retrieve the entire +message even when enough lines have been specified. The MailMax +developers have acknowledged this bug as of 4 May 2000, but there is +no fix yet. If you must use this server, force RETR with the +fetchall option.

S13. How can I use fetchmail with Novell GroupWise?

@@ -1850,6 +1853,18 @@ Fetchmail binaries built this way support ssl, SSL encryption. You will need to have an SSL-enabled mailserver to use these options. See the manual page for detals.

+If your open OpenSSL session dies with a message that complains "PRNG +not seeded", update or improve your operating system. This means that +the OpenSSL library on your machine has been unable to locate a source +of random bits from which to seed its random-number generator; +normally these come from the /dev/urandom, and this message +probably means your OS doesn't have that device.

. + +An interactive program could seed the random number generator from +keystroke timings or some other form of user input. Because fetchmail +is primarily designed to run forever as a background daemon, that option +option is not available in this case.

+

R1. Fetchmail isn't working, and -v shows `SMTP connect failed' messages.

@@ -2783,7 +2798,7 @@ terminate it.

Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 2000/04/12 15:06:44 $ +$Date: 2000/05/13 21:59:36 $

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