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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>1996-10-29 16:41:35 +0000
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>1996-10-29 16:41:35 +0000
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Added -n, --nodetach option.
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@@ -310,6 +310,11 @@ option allows you to redirect status messages emitted while in daemon
mode into a specified logfile (follow the option with the logfile name).
The logfile is opened for append, so previous messages aren't deleted.
This is primarily useful for debugging configurations.
+.PP
+The
+.B \-N
+or --nodetach option suppresses detachment of the daemon process
+from its control terminal. This is primarily useful for debugging.
.SH RETRIEVAL FAILURE MODES
The protocols \fIfetchmail\fR uses to talk to mailservers are next to
bulletproof. In normal operation forwarding to port 25, no message is