From 1e25de25e76f417760f1b26230a829a7d609a72e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 23:28:48 +0000 Subject: Autoprobing works. svn path=/trunk/; revision=1886 --- fetchmailconf | 15 +++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'fetchmailconf') diff --git a/fetchmailconf b/fetchmailconf index ea10ab80..adf029e9 100755 --- a/fetchmailconf +++ b/fetchmailconf @@ -706,9 +706,16 @@ These options control the remote-mail protocol and TCP/IP service port used to query this server. +If you click the `Probe for a server' button, fetchmail +will try to find you the most capable server on the +selected host (this will only work if you're conncted +to the Internet). The probe only checks for ordinary +IMAP and POP protocols; fortunately these are the most +frequently supported. + The `Protocol' button bar offers you a choice of all the different protocols available. The `auto' -protocol is a special mode that probes the host +protocol is the default mode; it probes the host ports for POP3 and IMAP to see if either is available. @@ -905,7 +912,11 @@ class ServerEdit(Frame, MyWidget): confwin = Toplevel() if greetline == None: title = "Autoprobe of " + realhost + " failed" - confirm = "I didn't find any mailservers active." + confirm = """ +Fetchmail didn't find any mailservers active. +This could mean the host doesn't support any, +or just that your Internet connection is down. +""" else: title = "Autoprobe of " + realhost + " succeeded" confirm = "The " + protocol + " server said:\n\n" + greetline -- cgit v1.2.3