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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index ef3c1c27..cb38b7d8 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -351,6 +351,14 @@ Only one daemon process is permitted per user; in daemon mode, makes a per-user lockfile to guarantee this. The option .B --quit will kill a running daemon process. +.PP +The +.B -L +or +.B --logfile +option allows you to redirect status messages emitted while in daemon +mode into a specified logfile (follow the option with the logfile name). +This is primarily useful for debugging configurations. .SH THE POPRC FILE The preferred way to set up popclient (and the only way if you want to specify a password) is to write a .poprc file in your home directory. @@ -526,9 +534,6 @@ by Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com> and is now maintained by esr.. .PP The --version option doesn't display MDA arguments. .PP -The (undocumented) --logfile option doesn't work, due to some weirdness -in the daemon code. Fixes cheerfully accepted. -.PP Delivery via .IR sendmail (8) doesn't work in daemon mode; |