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@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ delivery-control mechanisms (such as \fI.forward\fR files) normally
available through your system MDA and local delivery agents will
therefore work.
.PP
+If no port 25 listener is available, but your fetchmail compilation detected
+or was told about a local MDA, it will use that MDA for local delivery
+instead. At build time, fetchmail looks for executable procmail and
+sendmail binaries.
+.PP
If the program
.I fetchmailconf
is available, it will assist you in setting up and editing a