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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 19dd9e4c..dbf2f5cd 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -270,15 +270,18 @@ depending on upstream server capabilities. Note also that this option may be removed and forced enabled in a future fetchmail version. .TP +.B \-\-service <servicename> +(Keyword: service) +The service option permits you to specify a service name to connect to. +You can specify a decimal port number here, if your services database +lacks the required service-port assignments. See the FAQ item R12 for +details. This replaces the older \-\-port option. +.TP .B \-P <portnumber> | \-\-port <portnumber> (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. 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. +Obsolete version of \-\-service that does not take service names. +.B Note: +this option may be removed from a future version. .TP .B \-\-principal <principal> (Keyword: principal) |