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@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ The
or
.B --logfile
option (keyword: set logfile) allows you to redirect status messages
-emitted while in daemon mode into a specified logfile (follow the
+emitted while detached into a specified logfile (follow the
option with the logfile name). The logfile is opened for append, so
previous messages aren't deleted. This is primarily useful for
debugging configurations.
@@ -517,8 +517,10 @@ option was used.
.PP
The
.B \-N
-or --nodetach option suppresses detachment of the daemon process
-from its control terminal. This is primarily useful for debugging.
+or --nodetach option suppresses backgrounding and detachment of the
+daemon process from its control terminal. This is primarily useful
+for debugging. Note that this also causes the logfile option to be
+ignored (though perhaps it shouldn't).
.PP
Note that while running in daemon mode polling a POP2 or POP3 server,
transient errors (such as DNS failures or sendmail delivery refusals)