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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index c800276b..5937a9b8 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -1946,12 +1946,14 @@ lock file to help prevent concurrent runs (root mode, Linux systems). lock file to help prevent concurrent runs (root mode, systems without /var/run). .SH ENVIRONMENT -If either the LOGNAME or USER variable is correctly set -(e.g. the corresponding UID matches the session user ID) then that -name is used as the default local name. Otherwise \fBgetpwuid\fR(3) -must be able to retrieve a password entry for the session ID (this -elaborate logic is designed to handle the case of multiple names per -userid gracefully). +If the FETCHMAILUSER variable is set, it is used as the name of the +calling user (default local name) for purposes such as mailing error +notifications. Otherwise, if either the LOGNAME or USER variable is +correctly set (e.g. the corresponding UID matches the session user ID) +then that name is used as the default local name. Otherwise +\fBgetpwuid\fR(3) must be able to retrieve a password entry for the +session ID (this elaborate logic is designed to handle the case of +multiple names per userid gracefully). If the environment variable FETCHMAILHOME is set to a valid and existing directory name, the .fetchmailrc and .fetchids and |