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@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ fetchmail 6.3.0 (not yet released officially): hostname. Matthias Andree * Revise some error messages so they are less confusing. Sunil Shetye. * Man page: update --smtphost documentation. Matthias Andree +* Man page: clarify --loghost works only while detached. Matthias Andree # INTERNAL CHANGES * Switched to automake. Matthias Andree. diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 9e5e433a..ccea5afb 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -1046,11 +1046,11 @@ The .B \-L <filename> or .B \-\-logfile <filename> -option (keyword: set logfile) allows you to redirect status messages -emitted while detached 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. +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. .PP The .B \-\-syslog @@ -1892,12 +1892,14 @@ authentication. These defaults may be overridden by later options. .PP There are some global option statements: 'set logfile' followed by a string sets the same global specified by --logfile. A -command-line --logfile option will override this. Also, 'set daemon' -sets the poll interval as --daemon does. This can be overridden by a -command-line --daemon option; in particular --daemon 0 can be used to -force foreground operation. The 'set postmaster' statement sets the -address to which multidrop mail defaults if there are no local -matches. Finally, 'set syslog' sends log messages to syslogd(8). +command-line --logfile option will override this. Note that --logfile is +only effective if fetchmail detaches itself from the terminal. Also, +'set daemon' sets the poll interval as --daemon does. This can be +overridden by a command-line --daemon option; in particular --daemon 0 +can be used to force foreground operation. The 'set postmaster' +statement sets the address to which multidrop mail defaults if there are +no local matches. Finally, 'set syslog' sends log messages to +syslogd(8). .SH INTERACTION WITH RFC 822 When trying to determine the originating address of a message, |