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@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ fetchmail 6.3.0 (not yet released officially): Partial fix of Debian Bug#150137. Fixes Debian Bug#316454. Matthias Andree * fetchmailconf now sets the service properly after autoprobe. Fixes Debian Bug#320645. Matthias Andree -* fetchmail.man: Fix Debian Bug#241883, making global options more clear. Matt +* Man page: Fix Debian Bug#241883, making global options more clear. Matt Swift, Matthias Andree. * When eating IMAP message trailer, don't see any line containing "OK" as the end of the trailer, but wait for the proper tagged OK line. To work around @@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ fetchmail 6.3.0 (not yet released officially): Instead, pass the buck on to the SMTP server and use our own unqualified hostname. Matthias Andree * Revise some error messages so they are less confusing. Sunil Shetye. +* Man page: update --smtphost documentation. Matthias Andree # INTERNAL CHANGES * Switched to automake. Matthias Andree. diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 7c24d883..9e5e433a 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -436,15 +436,17 @@ For details, see Specify a hunt list of hosts to forward mail to (one or more hostnames, comma-separated). Hosts are tried in list order; the first one that is up becomes the forwarding target for the current run. -Normally, 'localhost' is added to the end of the list as an invisible -default. However, when using 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 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). If you +The default depends on the authentication methods and protocols used on +the active servers. If Kerberos is used for authentication or the ODMR +or ETRN protocol is used for any active server, the FQDN of the machine +running fetchmail is used as a default for smtphost. Otherwise, +'localhost' is used as a 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). If you specify an absolute path name (beginning with a /), it will be interpreted as the name of a UNIX socket accepting LMTP connections -(such as is supported by the Cyrus IMAP daemon) Example: +(such as is supported by the Cyrus IMAP daemon) +Example: .sp .nf --smtphost server1,server2/2525,server3,/var/imap/socket/lmtp @@ -2409,6 +2411,9 @@ with the plugin option. .PP The 'principal' option only handles Kerberos IV, not V. .PP +The --smtphost defaults may not be adequate for your system. In doubt, +specify this option explicitly to set your forward destination. +.PP Send comments, bug reports, gripes, and the like to the fetchmail-devel list <fetchmail-devel@lists.berlios.de>. An HTML FAQ is available at the fetchmail home page; surf to |