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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>1997-05-28 20:41:37 +0000
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>1997-05-28 20:41:37 +0000
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Added the interval option.
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@@ -653,10 +653,15 @@ The 'remotefolder' and 'smtphost' options can take a space- or
comma-separated list of names following them.
.PP
All options correspond to the obvious command-line arguments, except
-the following: `aka', `is', `to', `dns'/`no dns', `password',
+the following: `interval', `aka', `is', `to', `dns'/`no dns', `password',
\&`preconnect', `localdomains', `stripcr'/`no stripcr' ,
\&`forcecr'/`no forcecr' and `no received'.
.PP
+The `interval' option (which takes a numeric argument) allows you to poll a
+server less frequently than the basic poll interval. If you say
+\&`interval N' the server this option is attached to will only be
+queried every N poll intervals.
+.PP
The `is' or `to' keywords associate the following local (client)
name(s) (or server-name to client-name mappings separated by =) with
the mailserver user name in the entry. If an is/to list has `*' as