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@@ -255,6 +255,11 @@ file specifies an RPOP id and a connection port in the privileged
range (1..1024),
.I popclient will
ship the id with an RPOP command rather than sending a password.
+(Note: you'll need to be running popclient setuid root for RPOP to
+work --
+.I popclient
+has to bind to a privileged port locally in order for the mail
+server to believe it's allowed to bind to a privileged remote port.)
.PP
.SH OUTPUT OPTIONS
The default behavior of
@@ -555,9 +560,13 @@ by Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com> and is now maintained by esr.
.TP 5
~/.poprc
default configuration file
+.TP 5
~/.popids
default location of file associating hosts with last message IDs seen
(used only with newer RFC1725-compliant servers supporting the UIDL command).
+.TP 5
+${TMPDIR}/poplock-${HOST}-${USER}
+lock file to help prevent concurrent runs.
.SH BUGS
Running more than one concurrent instance of
.I popclient
@@ -572,7 +581,7 @@ The --remotefolder option doesn't work with POP3, the protocol won't
support it.
.PP
The RPOP support, and the UIDL support for RFC1725-compliant servers
-without LAST, are not yet very well tested.
+without LAST, are not yet well tested.
.PP
Send comments, bug reports, gripes, and the like to Eric S. Raymond
<esr@thyrsus.com>.