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Diffstat (limited to 'fetchmail.man')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 0cece97b..d9070074 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -1012,11 +1012,14 @@ When \fBany\fP (the default) is specified, fetchmail tries first methods that don't require a password (EXTERNAL, GSSAPI, KERBEROS\ IV, KERBEROS\ 5); then it looks for methods that mask your password (CRAM-MD5, NTLM, X\-OTP - note that MSN is only supported for POP3, but not -autoprobed); and only if the server doesn't -support any of those will it ship your password en clair. Other values -may be used to force various authentication methods -(\fBssh\fP suppresses authentication and is thus useful for IMAP PREAUTH). -(\fBexternal\fP suppresses authentication and is thus useful for IMAP EXTERNAL). +auto-probed); and only if the server does not +support any of those will it ship your password unencrypted. Other values +may be used to force various authentication methods: +\fBssh\fP suppresses authentication and is thus useful for IMAP PREAUTH +(if you are using a secure \-\-plugin, for instance, a properly configured +ssh, you may also need to set \-\-sslproto\ '' or, in the rcfile, sslproto\ '', +in order to avoid fetchmail negotiating STARTTLS over SSH). +\fBexternal\fP suppresses authentication and is thus useful for IMAP EXTERNAL. Any value other than \fBpassword\fP, \fBcram\-md5\fP, \fBntlm\fP, \&\fBmsn\fP or \fBotp\fP suppresses fetchmail's normal inquiry for a password. Specify \fBssh\fP when you are using an end-to-end secure |