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| author | Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> | 2005-11-14 22:50:31 +0000 |
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| committer | Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> | 2005-11-14 22:50:31 +0000 |
| commit | b77c02e7a26df60c7793ce0a4a60e1a95417f4e9 (patch) | |
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Update --smtphost and --smtpaddress documentation. Patch by Sunil Shetye.
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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 35dc8d8c..3c40961a 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -435,15 +435,13 @@ For details, see (Keyword: smtp[host]) Specify a hunt list of hosts to forward mail to (one or more hostnames, comma-separated). Hosts are tried in list order; the first -one that is up becomes the forwarding target for the current run. -The default depends on the authentication methods and protocols used on -the active servers. If this option is not specified, 'localhost' is used -as a default. Each hostname may have a port number following the host -name. The port number is separated from the host name by a slash; the -default port is 25 (or "smtp" under IPv6). If you specify an absolute -path name (beginning with a /), it will be interpreted as the name of a -UNIX socket accepting LMTP connections (such as is supported by the -Cyrus IMAP daemon) +one that is up becomes the forwarding target for the current run. If +this option is not specified, 'localhost' is used as the default. +Each hostname may have a port number following the host name. The +port number is separated from the host name by a slash; the default +port is "smtp". If you specify an absolute path name (beginning with +a /), it will be interpreted as the name of a UNIX socket accepting +LMTP connections (such as is supported by the Cyrus IMAP daemon) Example: .sp .nf @@ -462,8 +460,9 @@ default is the FQDN of the machine running .TP .B \-D <domain> | \-\-smtpaddress <domain> (Keyword: smtpaddress) Specify the domain to be appended to addresses -in RCPT TO lines shipped to SMTP. The name of the SMTP server (as -specified by --smtphost, which see) is used when this is not specified. +in RCPT TO lines shipped to SMTP. When this is not specified, the name +of the SMTP server (as specified by --smtphost) is used for SMTP/LMTP +and 'localhost' is used for UNIX socket/BSMTP. .TP .B \-\-smtpname <user@domain> (Keyword: smtpname) |