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@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ machine. Some possible MDAs are "/usr/formail", "/usr/bin/deliver %s",
.TP
.B \--protocol proto
Specify the protocol to used when communicating with the remote
-mailserver.
+mailserver. If no protocol is specified,
+.I popclient
+will try each of the supported protocols in turn, terminating after
+any successful attempt.
.I proto
may be one of the following:
.RS
@@ -403,6 +406,7 @@ Legal keywords are:
.PP
Legal protocol identifiers are
+ auto (or AUTO)
pop2 (or POP2)
pop3 (or POP3)
imap (or IMAP)