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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index cac470b7..0c1482e8 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -663,19 +663,21 @@ This option permits you to specify an authentication type (see USER AUTHENTICATION below for details). The possible values are \fBany\fR, \&\fBpassword\fR, \fBkerberos_v5\fR, \fBkerberos\fR (or, for excruciating exactness, \fBkerberos_v4\fR), \fBgssapi\fR, -\fBcram-md5\fR, \fBotp\fR, \fBntlm\fR, and \fBssh\fR. When \fBany\fR (the -default) is specified, fetchmail tries first methods that don't -require a password (GSSAPI, KERBEROS_IV); then it looks for methods -that mask your password (CRAM-MD5, X-OTP, NTLM); and only if the server -doesn't support any of those will it ship your password en clair. +\fBcram-md5\fR, \fBotp\fR, \fBntlm\fR, \fBmsn\fR and \fBssh\fR. When +\fBany\fR (the default) is specified, fetchmail tries first methods that +don't require a password (GSSAPI, KERBEROS\ IV, KERBEROS\ 5); then it +looks for methods that mask your password (CRAM-MD5, X-OTP - note that +NTLM and MSN are 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\fR suppresses authentication). Any value other than -\&\fBpassword\fR, \fBcram-md5\fR, \fBntlm\fR or \fBotp\fR suppresses fetchmail's -normal inquiry for a password. Specify \fBssh\fR when you are using -an end-to-end secure connection such as an ssh tunnel; specify -\fBgssapi\fR or \fBkerberos_v4\fR if you are using a protocol variant -that employs GSSAPI or K4. Choosing KPOP protocol automatically -selects Kerberos authentication. This option does not work with ETRN. +\&\fBpassword\fR, \fBcram-md5\fR, \fBntlm\fR, \fBmsn\fR or \fBotp\fR +suppresses fetchmail's normal inquiry for a password. Specify \fBssh\fR +when you are using an end-to-end secure connection such as an ssh +tunnel; specify \fBgssapi\fR or \fBkerberos_v4\fR if you are using a +protocol variant that employs GSSAPI or K4. Choosing KPOP protocol +automatically selects Kerberos authentication. This option does not +work with ETRN. .SS Miscellaneous Options .TP .B \-f <pathname> | \-\-fetchmailrc <pathname> |