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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 4c6991fb..19fc6065 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -1164,7 +1164,10 @@ option (keyword: set logfile) is only effective when fetchmail is detached. This option allows you to redirect status messages into a specified logfile (follow the option with the logfile name). The logfile is opened for append, so previous messages aren't deleted. This -is primarily useful for debugging configurations. +is primarily useful for debugging configurations. Note that fetchmail +does not detect if the logfile is rotated, the logfile is only opened +once when fetchmail starts. You need to restart fetchmail after rotating +the logfile and before compressing it (if applicable). .PP The .B \-\-syslog |