From e888bf0d5407434aeea2d8d8524e03bec3acb8ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 22:36:47 +0000 Subject: *** empty log message *** svn path=/trunk/; revision=1388 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'fetchmail-FAQ.html') diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 0b87efa0..c9f3a8de 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -239,8 +239,10 @@ fetchmail's capabilities in various ways described on the manual page.

Most modern Unixes (and effectively all Linux/*BSD systems) come with -POP3 support preconfigured. An increasing minority also feature IMAP -(you can detect IMAP support by running fetchmail in AUTO mode).

+POP3 support preconfigured (but beware of the horribly broken POP3 +server mentioned in R7). An increasing minority +also feature IMAP (you can detect IMAP support by running fetchmail in +AUTO mode).

If you have the option, we recommend using or installing IMAP4; it has the best facilities for tracking message "seen" states. You can find @@ -977,7 +979,7 @@ same .fetchmailrc and .netrc.

R7. All my mail seems to disappear after an interrupt.

One POP3 daemon used in the Berkeley Unix world that reports itself as -Pop3 version 1.004 actually throws the queue away. 1.005 fixed that. +POP3 version 1.004 actually throws the queue away. 1.005 fixed that. If you're running this one, upgrade immediately.

Many POP servers, if an interruption occurs, will restore the whole @@ -995,7 +997,7 @@ more often.

Qualcomm's qpopper, used at many BSD Unix sites, is better behaved. If its connection is dropped, it will first execute all DELE commands (as though you had issued an QUIT -- this is a technical violation of -the RFCs, but a good idea in a world of flaky phone lines). Then it +the RFCs, but a good idea in a world of flaky phone lines. Then it will re-queue any message that was being downloaded at hangup time. Still, qpopper may require a noticeable amount of time to do deletions and clean up its queue. (Fetchmail waits a bit before retrying in @@ -1336,7 +1338,7 @@ template string in fetchmail.c.
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Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
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