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authorMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2021-11-20 10:06:01 +0100
committerMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2021-11-20 10:06:01 +0100
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fetchmail.man: for --auth ssh refert to sslproto.
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@@ -1012,11 +1012,14 @@ When \fBany\fP (the default) is specified, fetchmail tries
first methods that don't require a password (EXTERNAL, GSSAPI, KERBEROS\ IV,
KERBEROS\ 5); then it looks for methods that mask your password
(CRAM-MD5, NTLM, X\-OTP - note that MSN is only supported for POP3, but not
-autoprobed); and only if the server doesn't
-support any of those will it ship your password en clair. Other values
-may be used to force various authentication methods
-(\fBssh\fP suppresses authentication and is thus useful for IMAP PREAUTH).
-(\fBexternal\fP suppresses authentication and is thus useful for IMAP EXTERNAL).
+auto-probed); and only if the server does not
+support any of those will it ship your password unencrypted. Other values
+may be used to force various authentication methods:
+\fBssh\fP suppresses authentication and is thus useful for IMAP PREAUTH
+(if you are using a secure \-\-plugin, for instance, a properly configured
+ssh, you may also need to set \-\-sslproto\ '' or, in the rcfile, sslproto\ '',
+in order to avoid fetchmail negotiating STARTTLS over SSH).
+\fBexternal\fP suppresses authentication and is thus useful for IMAP EXTERNAL.
Any value other than \fBpassword\fP, \fBcram\-md5\fP, \fBntlm\fP,
\&\fBmsn\fP or \fBotp\fP suppresses fetchmail's normal inquiry for a
password. Specify \fBssh\fP when you are using an end-to-end secure