X-Git-Url: http://pileus.org/git/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=fetchmail-FAQ.html;h=5a62cbe8d13983951fc27d17aa63d04a862cbbd9;hb=d2ebbc7eed0bb38bf18bf91ed2707317714f9648;hp=0e4e0054d5146d760e321700474b0f27109ab857;hpb=9347f01e7b1368a67b58437b45bc58bbec391a56;p=~andy%2Ffetchmail diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 0e4e0054..5a62cbe8 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ client machine had when it started up.

time) doesn't match the original, the most benign possible result is that your MTA thinks it's seeing a relaying attempt and refuses. More frequently, fetchmail will try to connect to a nonexistent -host address and time out. Worst case, you could up forwarding your +host address and time out. Worst case, you could end up forwarding your mail to the wrong machine!

Use the smtpaddress option to force the appended @@ -2538,10 +2538,11 @@ the most secure schemes are tried first.

However, sometimes the server offers a secure authentication scheme that is not properly configured, or an authentication scheme such as -GSSAPI does requires credentials to be acquired externally. In some -situations, fetchmail cannot know the scheme will fail without trying -it. In most cases, fetchmail should proceed to the next authentication -scheme automatically, but this sometimes does not work.

+GSSAPI that requires credentials to be acquired externally. In some +situations, fetchmail cannot know that the scheme will fail beforehand, +without trying it. In most cases, fetchmail should proceed to the next +authentication scheme automatically, but this sometimes does not +work.

Solution: Configure the right authentication scheme explicitly, for instance, with --auth cram-md5 or --auth