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@@ -13,14 +13,15 @@ running fetchmail.
1. USEFUL THINGS TO INSTALL FIRST
If you want support for RFC1938-compliant one-time passwords, you'll
-need to install Craig Metz's OPIE libraries first. Then configure
-with --enable-OPIE, and fetchmail build process will detect them and
-compile appropriately.
+need to install Craig Metz's OPIE libraries first and *make sure
+they're on the normal library path* where configure will find them. Then
+configure with --enable-OPIE, and fetchmail build process will detect
+them and compile appropriately.
Note: there is no point in doing this unless your server is
OTP-enabled. To test this, telnet to the server port and give it
a valid USER id. If the OK response includes the string "otp-",
-you should install OPIE.
+you should install OPIE. You need version 2.32 or better.
The OPIE library sources are available at ftp://ftp.inner.net/pub/opie.