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| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | fetchmail.man | 5 |
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ removed from a 6.4.0 or newer release.) * The "protocol auto" default inside fetchmail may be removed from a future fetchmail release. Explicit configuration of the protocol is recommended. * Kerberos IV support may be removed from a future fetchmail release. +* The --principal option may be removed from a future fetchmail release. * SIGHUP wakeup support may be removed from a future fetchmail release and cause fetchmail to terminate - it was broken for many years. * Support for operating systems that are not sufficiently POSIX compliant may be @@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ fetchmail-6.3.18 (not yet released): This should fix protocol synchronization issues that cause Authentication failure, particularly with Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 servers, when Kerberos authentication was offered by the server and attempted by fetchmail. +* The manual page clearly states that --principal is for Kerberos 4 only, not + for Kerberos 5 or GSSAPI. Found by Thomas Voigtmann. # CHANGES * When encountering incorrect headers, fetchmail will refer to the bad-header diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index a6a6fe5f..38d95aa6 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ .\" Load www macros to process .URL requests, this requires groff: .mso www.tmac .\" -.TH fetchmail 1 "fetchmail 6.3.17" "fetchmail" "fetchmail reference manual" +.TH fetchmail 1 "fetchmail 6.3.18-pre2" "fetchmail" "fetchmail reference manual" .SH NAME fetchmail \- fetch mail from a POP, IMAP, ETRN, or ODMR-capable server @@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ Obsolete version of \-\-service that does not take service names. .br The principal option permits you to specify a service principal for mutual authentication. This is applicable to POP3 or IMAP with Kerberos -authentication. +4 authentication only. It does not apply to Kerberos 5 or GSSAPI. This +option may be removed in a future fetchmail version. .TP .B \-t <seconds> | \-\-timeout <seconds> (Keyword: timeout) |