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authorMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2005-11-14 23:02:28 +0000
committerMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2005-11-14 23:02:28 +0000
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document that passwords are length limited.
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@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ fetchmail 6.3.0 (not yet released officially):
* Man page: update --smtpaddress documentation. Sunil Shetye.
* Fix several memory leaks and bugs in the SMTP/LMTP retry logic where
fetchmail confused UNIX and Internet domain sockets. Sunil Shetye.
+* Man page (BUGS): document that passwords are length limited. Matthias Andree
# INTERNAL CHANGES
* Switched to automake. Matthias Andree.
diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man
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@@ -2409,6 +2409,10 @@ with the plugin option.
.PP
The 'principal' option only handles Kerberos IV, not V.
.PP
+Interactively entered passwords are truncated after 63 characters. If
+you really need to use a longer password, you will have to use a
+configuration file.
+.PP
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