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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 2fb80827..48a17776 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -264,7 +264,11 @@ may be removed and forced enabled in a future fetchmail version. (Keyword: port) The port option permits you to specify a TCP/IP port to connect on. This option will seldom be necessary as all the supported protocols have -well-established default port numbers. +well-established default port numbers. On some older machines, however, +the protocol <\-\-> port mappings are missing from the services database +(often /etc/services), and this port can make fetchmail work for you +even if you don't have system administrator privileges. See the FAQ item +R12 for details. .TP .B \-\-principal <principal> (Keyword: principal) |