[plug] fetchmail on Debian, and security updates for Debian testing

[Timothy White]

On 4/16/06, Bret Busby <bret.busby at operamail.com> wrote:
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Timothy White" <weirdit at gmail.com>
> > To: plug at plug.org.au
> > Subject: Re: [plug] fetchmail on Debian,      and security updates for Debian testing
> > Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 15:45:58 +0800
> >
>
> >
> > Also, do you need the latest fetchmail? I'm running 6.2.5-13 no
> > problems. You said the problem came after an update. What version was
> > it running before? You /can/ force apt-get to downgrade it back to the
> > previous version. Are you sure that it's segfaulting? Are you sure
> > it's a fetchmail problem? Do you get any error messages?
> >
>
> The issue with installing fetchmail 6.2.x, was mentioned in my original posting. the fetchmail people have written off 6.2.x, as previously stated.

I don't think they have 'written it off' in the sense we should stop
using it. It's just no longer supported. If it was working, check the
differences between the version you were using, and the current one,
are they security fixes? If not, maybe roll back. Sure, running un
supported software means you won't get support, but it still runs, and
I have it running here, and it runs every 10 minutes, for many
users... No issues....

Tim
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