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| -rw-r--r-- | fetchmail.man | 16 |
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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index a96846e0..fbc34e0f 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -254,9 +254,13 @@ the first one that is up becomes the forwarding or ETRN target for the current run. Normally, `localhost' is added to the end of the list as an invisible default. However, when using ETRN mode or Kerberos authentication, the FQDN of the machine running fetchmail is added to -the end of the list as an invisible default. Each hostname may have a -'/'-delimited suffix specifying a port or service to forward to; the -default is 25 (or "smtp" under IPv6). +the end of the list as an invisible 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). +Example: + + --smtphost server1,server2/2525,server3 + .TP .B \-D domain, --smtpaddress domain (Keyword: smtpaddress) @@ -289,9 +293,9 @@ down upon your head. .B \--lmtp (Keyword: lmtp) Cause delivery via LMTP (Local Mail Transfer Protocol). A service -port \fdImust\fR be explicitly specified (with a slash suffix on an -smtphost option) if this option is selected; the default port 25 will (in -accordance with RFC 2033) not be accepted. +port \fImust\fR be explicitly specified (with a slash suffix) on each +host in the smtphost hunt list) if this option is selected; the +default port 25 will (in accordance with RFC 2033) not be accepted. .TP .B \--bsmtp (keyword: bsmtp) |