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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>1997-05-15 20:12:53 +0000
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>1997-05-15 20:12:53 +0000
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Add multiple-folder support.
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@@ -164,18 +164,19 @@ The option permits you to specify a TCP/IP port to connect on.
This option will seldom be necessary as all the supported protocols have
well-established default port numbers.
.TP
-.B \-r folder, --remote folder
-Causes a specified non-default mail folder on the mailserver to be retrieved.
-The syntax of the folder name is server dependent, as is the default
-behavior when no folder is specified. This option is not available
-under POP3 or ETRN.
+.B \-r folder, --folder folder
+Causes a specified non-default mail folder on the mailserver (or
+comma-separated list of folders) to be retrieved. The syntax of the
+folder name is server-dependent. This option is not available under
+POP3 or ETRN.
.SS Delivery Control Options
.TP
.B \-S host, --smtphost host
-Specify a hunt list of hosts to forward mail to.
-In ETRN mode, set the host that the mailserver is asked to ship mail to.
-Hosts are tried in list order; the first one that is up becomes the
-forwarding or ETRN target for the current run.
+Specify a hunt list of hosts to forward mail to (one or more
+hostnames, comma-separated). In ETRN mode, set the host that the
+mailserver is asked to ship mail to. Hosts are tried in list order;
+the first one that is up becomes the forwarding or ETRN target for the
+current run.
.TP
.B \-m, \--mda
You can force mail to be passed to an MDA directly (rather than
@@ -610,7 +611,7 @@ Legal user options are
is
to
password (or pass)
- remotefolder (or remote)
+ folder
smtphost (or smtp)
mda
preconnect
@@ -634,7 +635,10 @@ Legal user options are
fetchlimit
syslog
.PP
-All options correspond to the obvious command-line arguments except
+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',
\&`preconnect', `localdomains', `stripcr'/`no stripcr' ,
\&`forcecr'/`no forcecr' and `no received'.