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authorMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2021-02-14 02:30:55 +0100
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fetchmail.man: tell user to add --ssl for TLS-wrapped ports
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.\" Load www macros to process .URL requests, this requires groff:
.mso www.tmac
.\"
-.TH fetchmail 1 2021-01-30 "fetchmail 6.4.17" "fetchmail reference manual"
+.TH fetchmail 1 2021-02-14 "fetchmail 6.4.17" "fetchmail reference manual"
.SH NAME
fetchmail \- fetch mail from a POP, IMAP, ETRN, or ODMR-capable server
@@ -356,6 +356,11 @@ You can specify a decimal port number here, if your services database
lacks the required service-port assignments. See the FAQ item R12 and
the \-\-ssl documentation for details. This replaces the older \-\-port
option.
+.P
+Note that this does not magically switch between TLS-wrapped and starttls
+modes, if you specify a port number or service name here that is TLS-wrapped,
+meaning it starts to negotiate TLS before sending application data in the clear,
+you may need to specify \-\-ssl on the command line or ssl in your rcfile.
.TP
.B \-\-port <portnumber>
(Keyword: port)