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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 9ac22b26..d8717508 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ fetchmail \- fetch mail from a POP, IMAP, or ETRN-capable server .SH SYNOPSIS \fBfetchmail\fR [\fIoptions\fR] [\fImailserver...\fR] +.br +\fBfetchmailconf\fR .SH DESCRIPTION .I fetchmail @@ -43,11 +45,19 @@ as \fIsmail\fR, \fImmdf\fR, or \fIqmail\fR). All the delivery-control mechanisms (such as \fI.forward\fR files) normally available through your system MDA and local delivery agents will therefore work. .PP +If the program +.I fetchmailconf +is available, it will assist you in setting up and editing a +fetchmailrc configuration. It runs under X and requires that the +language Python and the Tk toolkit be present on your system. + +.SH GENERAL OPERATION The behavior of .I fetchmail is controlled by command-line options and a run control file, -\fI~/.fetchmailrc\fR, the syntax of which we describe below. Command-line -options override +.IR ~/.fetchmailrc\fR , +the syntax of which we describe in a later section (this file is what +the \fIfetchmailconf\fR program edits). Command-line options override .I ~/.fetchmailrc declarations. .PP @@ -61,8 +71,6 @@ To facilitate the use of .I fetchmail In scripts, pipelines, etc., it returns an appropriate exit code upon termination -- see EXIT CODES below. - -.SH OPTIONS The following options modify the behavior of \fIfetchmail\fR. It is seldom necessary to specify any of these once you have a working \fI.fetchmailrc\fR file set up. |