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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>1996-10-14 16:28:52 +0000
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>1996-10-14 16:28:52 +0000
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Added `to' keyword, changed local-user default.
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@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ features --
bugs --
-* Default user name to deliver to is now the calling user (was the remote
- user ID).
+* Default user name to deliver to is now the calling user, unless
+ program is running as root in which case it is the remote user name
+ (default can be overridden with an `is' or `to' declaration).
+ In versions up to 1.7 it was the calling user; in 1.8 the remote
+ user ID. This created some confusion.
fetchmail-1.8 (Fri Oct 11 15:08:10 EDT 1996):