Index: fetchmail/driver.c
diff -u fetchmail/driver.c:1.1.1.35 fetchmail/driver.c:1.1.1.34
--- fetchmail/driver.c:1.1.1.35	Thu Jul 17 03:56:11 2003
+++ fetchmail/driver.c	Fri Feb 28 11:53:57 2003
@@ -513,21 +513,27 @@
 	    if (err == PS_RETAINED)
 	    {
 		suppress_forward = suppress_delete = retained = TRUE;
-		suppress_readbody = TRUE;
+		/* do not read the body only if the underlying protocol
+		 * allows the body to be fetched separately */
+		if (ctl->server.base_protocol->fetch_body)
+		    suppress_readbody = TRUE;
 	    }
 	    else if (err == PS_TRANSIENT)
 	    {
 		suppress_delete = suppress_forward = TRUE;
-		suppress_readbody = TRUE;
+		if (ctl->server.base_protocol->fetch_body)
+		    suppress_readbody = TRUE;
 	    }
 	    else if (err == PS_REFUSED)
 	    {
 		suppress_forward = TRUE;
-		suppress_readbody = TRUE;
+		if (ctl->server.base_protocol->fetch_body)
+		    suppress_readbody = TRUE;
 	    }
 	    else if (err == PS_TRUNCATED)
 	    {
-		suppress_readbody = TRUE;
+		if (ctl->server.base_protocol->fetch_body)
+		    suppress_readbody = TRUE;
 		len = 0;	/* suppress body processing */
 	    }
 	    else if (err)