From c41fbfc158e89ce22c3f906be891e5a596b39d8d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 04:10:02 +0000 Subject: Ready to ship, but no ATRN. svn path=/trunk/; revision=3024 --- 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 791915d3..edc2a455 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 2001/02/07 00:47:40 $ +$Date: 2001/02/07 04:10:02 $

Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -1732,6 +1732,14 @@ poll mailhost port 1234 via localhost with proto pop3: preconnect "ssh -l username -f mailhost -L 1234:mailhost:110 sleep 5" +This is an SSH 1.x recipe. According to Mick Papadonis, the +equivalent SSH 2.x recipe is this:

+ +

+poll localhost port 1234 with proto pop3:
+        preconnect "ssh -n -S -x -l username -fo mailhost -L 1234:mailhost:110; sleep 5"
+
+ The sleep is needed on slower machines to prevent fetchmail from trying to open the socket before ssh actually makes it ready. Faster machines may not need it.

@@ -2978,7 +2986,7 @@ switching to IMAP and using a short expunge interval.

Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 2001/02/07 00:47:40 $ +$Date: 2001/02/07 04:10:02 $

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