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authorMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2010-09-27 13:09:53 +0200
committerMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2010-09-27 13:09:53 +0200
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Mention --principal for KRB4 only, and deprecate.
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@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ removed from a 6.4.0 or newer release.)
* The "protocol auto" default inside fetchmail may be removed from a future
fetchmail release. Explicit configuration of the protocol is recommended.
* Kerberos IV support may be removed from a future fetchmail release.
+* The --principal option may be removed from a future fetchmail release.
* SIGHUP wakeup support may be removed from a future fetchmail release and
cause fetchmail to terminate - it was broken for many years.
* Support for operating systems that are not sufficiently POSIX compliant may be
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ fetchmail-6.3.18 (not yet released):
This should fix protocol synchronization issues that cause Authentication
failure, particularly with Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 servers, when
Kerberos authentication was offered by the server and attempted by fetchmail.
+* The manual page clearly states that --principal is for Kerberos 4 only, not
+ for Kerberos 5 or GSSAPI. Found by Thomas Voigtmann.
# CHANGES
* When encountering incorrect headers, fetchmail will refer to the bad-header