From d0b54ce7cf75d70f7a08ef9e8e1fd6bb1ecb1fed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 07:39:16 +0000 Subject: Corrections from afar. svn path=/trunk/; revision=2487 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 22 ++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'fetchmail-FAQ.html') diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index bae9cb61..bd8844c7 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 1999/06/07 12:04:11 $ +$Date: 1999/06/08 07:39:16 $

Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -950,6 +950,10 @@ Cwlocalhost so that sendmail recognizes `localhost' as a name of its host.

+If you're mailing from another machine on your local network, also +ensure that its IP address is listed in ip_allow or name in name_allow +(usually in /etc/mail/)

+ If you find that your sendmail doesn't like the address `FETCHMAIL-DAEMON@localhost' (which is used in the bouncemail that fetchmail generates), you may have to set @@ -1347,14 +1351,16 @@ provider.)

S6. How can I use fetchmail with HP OpenMail?

-No special configuration is required, but OpenMail has an annoying bug -similar to the big one in Microsoft Exchange. -The message sizes it gives in the LIST are rounded to the nearest 1024 -bytes. It also has a nasty habit of discarding headers it doesn't -recognize, such as X- and Resent- headers.

+No special configuration is required, but OpenMail versions prior to +6.0 have an annoying bug similar to the big one in Microsoft Exchange. The message sizes it gives in the +LIST are rounded to the nearest 1024 bytes. It also has a nasty habit +of discarding headers it doesn't recognize, such as X- and Resent- +headers.

As with M$ Exchange, the only real fix for these problems is to get a -POP (or preferably IMAP) server that isn't brain-dead.

+POP (or preferably IMAP) server that isn't brain-dead. OpenMail's +project manager claims these bugs have been fixed in 6.0

S8. How can I use fetchmail with Hotmail?

@@ -2385,7 +2391,7 @@ inactivity timeout.

Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 1999/06/07 12:04:11 $ +$Date: 1999/06/08 07:39:16 $

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