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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 84d06ae9..df418399 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ <table width="100%" cellpadding=0><tr> <td width="30%">Back to <a href="index.html">Fetchmail Home Page</a> <td width="30%" align=center>To <a href="/~esr/sitemap.html">Site Map</a> -<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2001/02/11 23:26:07 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2001/02/12 01:14:27 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -682,6 +682,24 @@ once you have installed the `bind' package.<P> <hr> <h2><a name="F1">F1. Why does my old .fetchmailrc file no longer work?</a></h2> +<h3>If your file predates 5.6.5</h3> + +The <tt>imap-gss</tt>, <tt>imap-k4</tt>, and <tt>imap-login</tt> +protocol types are gone. This is a result of a major re-factoring +of the authentication machinery; fetchmail can now use Kerberos V4 +and GSSAPI not just with IMAP but with POP3 servers that have RFC1734 +support for the AUTH command.<p> + +When trying to identify you to an IMAP or POP mailserver, fetchmail +now first tries methods that don't require a password (GSSAPI, +KERBEROS_IV); then it looks for methods that mask your password +(CRAM-MD5, X-OTP); and only if it the server doesn't support any of +those will it ship your password en clair.<p> + +Setting the <tt>preauth</tt> option to any value other than `password' +will prevent from looking for a password in your <tt>.netrc</tt> file +or querying for it at startup time.<p> + <h3>If your file predates 5.1.0</h3> In 5.1.0, the <tt>auth</tt> keyword and option were changed to @@ -2963,7 +2981,7 @@ switching to IMAP and using a short expunge interval.<p> <table width="100%" cellpadding=0><tr> <td width="30%">Back to <a href="index.html">Fetchmail Home Page</a> <td width="30%" align=center>To <a href="/~esr/sitemap.html">Site Map</a> -<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2001/02/11 23:26:07 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2001/02/12 01:14:27 $ </table> <P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |