From 0624314eb7caf1dec01ccfaf0ec78ebe7ee7e492 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 05:19:29 +0000 Subject: Gordon Matzigkeit's warning. svn path=/trunk/; revision=1548 --- fetchmail.man | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'fetchmail.man') diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 48bbdf30..566bc920 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ you have specified a default of \fBkeep\fR in your .B \-F, --flush POP3/IMAP only. Delete old (previously retrieved) messages from the mailserver before retrieving new messages. This option does not work with ETRN. +Warning: if your local MTA hangs and fetchmail is aborted, the next +time you run fetchmail, it will delete mail that was never delivered to you. +What you probably want is the default setting: if you don't specify `-k', then +fetchmail will automatically delete messages after successful delivery. .SS Protocol and Query Options .TP .B \-p, \--protocol proto -- cgit v1.2.3