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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 2cec810f..d099c6e1 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -106,6 +106,36 @@ run control file. Specify an alternate name for the .fetchids file used to save POP3 UIDs. .TP +.B \-I specification, --interface specification +.I fetchmail +relies on the underlying TCP/IP protocol to reach the server host. +Transient links are commonly established directly to a mail host and are +relatively secure channels to communicate. When other routes exist, or +when a transient link is established to a different remote host, your +username and password may be vulnerable to snooping when daemon mode +automatically polls for mail. +.sp +This option may be used to specify a connection IP address (or range) +for a system TCP/IP interface. When the link is not up or is connected +to a different host, polling will be skipped. The format is: +.sp + interface/iii.iii.iii.iii/mmm.mmm.mmm.mmm +.sp +The field after the first slash is the acceptable IP address and the +field after the second slash is a mask which specifies a range of IP +addresses to accept. If no mask is present 255.255.255.255 is assumed +(i.e. an exact match). +.sp +This option is currently only supported under Linux. +.TP +.B \-M interface, --monitor interface +Daemon mode can cause transient links which are automatically taken down +after a period of inactivity (e.g. PPP links) to remain up +indefinitely. This option identifies a system TCP/IP interface to be +monitored for activity. After each poll interval, if the link is up and +no other activity has occurred on the link then the poll will be +skipped. This option is currently only supported under Linux. +.TP .B \-k, --keep Keep retrieved messages on the remote mailserver. Normally, messages are deleted from the folder on the mailserver after they have been retrieved. @@ -201,7 +231,7 @@ shut down to deliver. This may produce annoying delays when is processing very large batches. Setting the batch limit to some nonzero size will prevent these delays. .TP -.B -R, --fetchlimit +.B -B, --fetchlimit Limit the number of messages accepted from a given server in a single poll. By default there is no limit. .TP @@ -543,11 +573,13 @@ or reverse it by saying `user esr here is eric there' .PP For backward compatibility, the word `server' is a synonym for `poll'. .PP -There are currently two valid global option statements; +There are currently four valid global option statements; \&`set batchlimit = ' followed by a number and sets the same global -specified by the --batchlimit option, and `set logfile = ' followed -by a string sets the same global specified by --logfile. In both -cases, a command-line option will override. +specified by the --batchlimit option, `set logfile = ' followed by a +string sets the same global specified by --logfile, `set interface = ' +followed by a string sets the same global specified by --interface, and +`set monitor = ' followed by a string sets the same global specified by +--monitor. In all cases, a command-line option will override. .PP Basic format is: |