How can I use fetchmail with usa.nets servers?
Enable `fetchall’. A user reports that the 2.2 version of USA.NET’s POP server reports that you must use the `fetchall’ option to make sure that all of the mail is retrieved, otherwise some may be left on the server. This is almost certainly a server bug. The usa.net servers (at least in their 2.2 version, June 1998) don’t handle the TOP command properly, either. Regardless of the argument you give it, they retrieve only about 10 lines of the message. Fetchmail normally uses TOP for message retrieval in order to avoid marking messages seen, but `fetchall’ forces it to use RETR instead. Also, we’re told USA.NET adds a ton of hops to your messages. You may need to raise the MaxHopCount parameter in your sendmail.cf to avoid having fetched mail rejected. (Note: Other failure modes have been reported on usa.net’s servers. They seem to be chronically flaky. We recommend finding another provider.
