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| -rw-r--r-- | fetchmail.man | 18 |
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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 6e4a254c..3b1ac1f9 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -441,15 +441,15 @@ subdirectory). .TP .B \-\-sslcommonname <common name> (Keyword: sslcommonname) -Use of this option is discouraged. Before using it, contact your -upstream and ask for a proper SSL certificate to be used. If the -upstream is clueless, this option can be used to specify the name -(CommonName) that fetchmail expects on the server certificate. A -correctly configured server will have this set to the hostname by which -it is reached, and by default fetchmail will expect as much. Use this -option when the CommonName is set to some other value, to avoid the -"Server CommonName mismatch" warning, and only if the upstream can't be -made to use proper certificates. +Use of this option is discouraged. Before using it, contact the +administrator of your upstream server and ask for a proper SSL +certificate to be used. If that cannot be attained, this option can be +used to specify the name (CommonName) that fetchmail expects on the +server certificate. A correctly configured server will have this set to +the hostname by which it is reached, and by default fetchmail will +expect as much. Use this option when the CommonName is set to some other +value, to avoid the "Server CommonName mismatch" warning, and only if +the upstream server can't be made to use proper certificates. .TP .B \-\-sslfingerprint <fingerprint> (Keyword: sslfingerprint) |