From 874f3253303f8319a54d5d9858f2438f4ac6ab98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nikolaus Schulz <microschulz@web.de>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:56:31 +0000
Subject: Updated description of the IMAP URL syntax: list the methods to
 specify the password, document the IMAPS capability and its syntax.

---
 archivemail.1    | 5 +++++
 archivemail.sgml | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/archivemail.1 b/archivemail.1
index 06c5e1f..638f798 100644
--- a/archivemail.1
+++ b/archivemail.1
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ Display brief summary information about how to run \fBarchivemail\fR\&.
 .PP
 To archive an \fBIMAP\fR-format mailbox, use the format
 \fBimap://username:password@server/mailbox\fR to specify the
+mailbox. You can omit the password from the URL; use the
+\fB--pwfile\fR option to make \fBarchivemail\fR read the
+password from a file, or just enter it upon request. Substitute 'imap\&'
+with 'imaps\&', and \fBarchivemail\fR will establish a secure
+SSL connection. 
 .PP
 When reading an \fBmbox\fR-format mailbox, \fBarchivemail\fR will
 create a lockfile with the extension \fI\&.lock\fR so that
diff --git a/archivemail.sgml b/archivemail.sgml
index dae2b48..a7991d5 100644
--- a/archivemail.sgml
+++ b/archivemail.sgml
@@ -330,6 +330,11 @@ Display brief summary information about how to run <Command/archivemail/.
 <Para>
 To archive an <application/IMAP/-format mailbox, use the format
 <command>imap://username:password@server/mailbox</command> to specify the
+mailbox. You can omit the password from the <acronym/URL/; use the
+<option>--pwfile</option> option to make <command/archivemail/ read the
+password from a file, or just enter it upon request. Substitute '<acronym/imap/'
+with '<acronym/imaps/', and <command/archivemail/ will establish a secure
+<acronym/SSL/ connection. 
 </Para>
 
 <Para>
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