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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 15df5fb8..f60574e7 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ Some possible MDAs are "/usr/sbin/sendmail -oem %s", "/usr/lib/sendmail -oem %s", "/usr/bin/formail", and "/usr/bin/deliver %s" (if the MDA command contains %s, that escape will be expanded into your username on the client -machine). +machine). If \fIfetchmail\fR is running as root, it sets its userid to +that of the target user while delivering mail through an MDA. .TP .B \-F, --flush POP3/IMAP only. Delete old (previously retrieved) messages from the mailserver |