Today I ran across a problem I haven't had before.

I set up an ACF for my 3rd mail account, and every time I tried to
download mail the process was aborted.

I couldn't figure out why!  I looked at the POP3.log and it showed I'd
gotten in and had gotten to LIST & RETR then nothing.  I couldn't figure
it out!

I went online with primary account, went to mailstart to see if I could
get web access to that account.  No problem, lots of messages, etc.

So I looked at POP3.log again.  Discovered that I want another bell &
whistle added Arachne -- an option, not necessarily a default.

I would like to be able to set up POP3 log with more than one file name,
so that I can have that log [backup for lost messages] for more than one
e-mail account.  Currently that log is overwritten every time mail is
downloaded, so there is no backup if a download is interrupted and you
have to start again.  Huh?  No backup?  But POP3 software won't erase
your mail from the DELE commands unless a proper QUIT is received,
right?  WRONG!  Apparently there is a a new Linux version of POP3 out 
there, and since it saves each e-mail as a separate file, and not the 
old single flat file they used to have, the DELE command is obeyed the
minute it is given ... before the next file is even list/retr 'd.

Now, for some of those who have had terrible problems with aborted
downloads and having to start over from scratch each time they try
again, this would indeed be a blessing!  However, it backs the backup
pop3.log more important.

Currently, if I download my lstewart mail, the pop3.log for that d/l is
overwritten when I then download my l.d.best mail.  That's why I'd like
to be able to have a differently named pop3 log for each of my mail
accounts.  Is it possible?  And no, I don't want each download appended
to the existing file <G> ... my HDD would fill up in no time!

l.d.

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