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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index c32cada8..7bd89549 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -137,6 +137,25 @@ the 'Autoprobe' button will tell you the most capable protocol a given mailserver supports, and warn you of potential problems with that server. +.SH PREFACE ON THIS MANUAL +Fetchmail's run-time strings have been translated (localized) to some +languages, but the manual is only available in English. In some +situations, for comparing output to manual, it may be helpful to +switch fetchmail to English output by overriding the locale variables, +for instance: + +.IP +.nf +env LC_ALL=C fetchmail # add other options before the hash +.fi + +.IP +.nf +env LANG=en fetchmail # other options before the hash +.fi +.PP +or similar. Details vary by operating system. + .SH GENERAL OPERATION The behavior of \fBfetchmail\fP is controlled by command-line options and a run control file, \fI~/.fetchmailrc\fP, @@ -2876,6 +2895,10 @@ lock file (pidfile) to help prevent concurrent runs (root mode, Linux systems). lock file (pidfile) to help prevent concurrent runs (root mode, systems without /var/run). .SH ENVIRONMENT +Fetchmail's behavior can be altered by providing it with environment variables. Some may +alter the operation of libraries that fetchmail links against, for instance, OpenSSL. +Note that in daemon mode, you will need to quit the background daemon process +and start a new fetchmail daemon for environment changes to take effect. .IP \fBFETCHMAILHOME\fP If this environment variable is set to a valid and existing directory name, fetchmail will read $FETCHMAILHOME/fetchmailrc @@ -2922,7 +2945,7 @@ and the user has no administrator privileges to remedy the problem. .IP \fBHOME\fP (documented since 6.4.1): This variable is nomally set to the user's home directory. If it is set -to a different directory than what is the password database, HOME takes +to a different directory than what is in the password database, HOME takes precedence. .IP \fBHOME_ETC\fP |