Re: [Fetchmail-users] poll server failover with multiple DNS entries

[Matthias A. <mat...@gm...>]

Am 19.11.25 um 21:24 schrieb Matthias Andree via Fetchmail-users:
> Am 19.11.25 um 14:32 schrieb BASSAGET Cédric:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm trying to poll a pop3 server resolving on different IP addresses :
>> # dig pop.dom.tld +short
>> 1.2.3.4
>> 1.2.3.5
>>
>> when running fetchmail, it tries to reach one of the two servers, and at
>> the end of the (-t) timeout, fetchmail exits without trying to poll the
>> other server.
>
> Salut Cédric,
>
> Uh. That would be a logic bug. I won't have time immediately, so I'd 
> better file an issue in Gitlab so I don't forget.
> -> https://gitlab.com/fetchmail/fetchmail/-/issues/85 


This cannot be fixed without rewriting several functions and changing 
their meaning and would not be exactly compatible, and bears risks to 
introduce new bugs.
This is therefore unsuitable for a patch-level fix in 6.6.X and needs to 
be part of a major revision, so will only appear in 7.0 later. The Issue 
on Gitlab (URL in previous message, quoted above) has been moved to the 
7.0.0 milestone.