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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index e78e566e..48449fc6 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -2515,7 +2515,9 @@ the most secure schemes are tried first.</p> <p>However, sometimes the server offers a secure authentication scheme that is not properly configured, or an authentication scheme such as GSSAPI does requires credentials to be acquired externally. In some -situations, fetchmail cannot know the scheme will fail without trying.</p> +situations, fetchmail cannot know the scheme will fail without trying +it. In most cases, fetchmail should proceed to the next authentication +scheme automatically, but this sometimes does not work.</p> <p><strong>Solution:</strong> Configure the right authentication scheme explicitly, for instance, with <kbd>--auth cram-md5</kbd> or <kbd>--auth |