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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>1998-05-26 16:29:13 +0000
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>1998-05-26 16:29:13 +0000
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Integrated fetchmailconf.
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@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ fetchmail \- fetch mail from a POP, IMAP, or ETRN-capable server
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBfetchmail\fR [\fIoptions\fR] [\fImailserver...\fR]
+.br
+\fBfetchmailconf\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I fetchmail
@@ -43,11 +45,19 @@ as \fIsmail\fR, \fImmdf\fR, or \fIqmail\fR). All the delivery-control
mechanisms (such as \fI.forward\fR files) normally available through
your system MDA and local delivery agents will therefore work.
.PP
+If the program
+.I fetchmailconf
+is available, it will assist you in setting up and editing a
+fetchmailrc configuration. It runs under X and requires that the
+language Python and the Tk toolkit be present on your system.
+
+.SH GENERAL OPERATION
The behavior of
.I fetchmail
is controlled by command-line options and a run control file,
-\fI~/.fetchmailrc\fR, the syntax of which we describe below. Command-line
-options override
+.IR ~/.fetchmailrc\fR ,
+the syntax of which we describe in a later section (this file is what
+the \fIfetchmailconf\fR program edits). Command-line options override
.I ~/.fetchmailrc
declarations.
.PP
@@ -61,8 +71,6 @@ To facilitate the use of
.I fetchmail
In scripts, pipelines, etc., it returns an appropriate exit code upon
termination -- see EXIT CODES below.
-
-.SH OPTIONS
The following options modify the behavior of \fIfetchmail\fR. It is
seldom necessary to specify any of these once you have a
working \fI.fetchmailrc\fR file set up.