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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 55296cc7..730b89a1 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -238,11 +238,11 @@ the calkling user will be notified by email if this happens. .B \--plugin <command> (Keyword: plugin) The plugin option allows you to use an external program to establish the -TCP connection. This is useful if you want to use socks or need some -special firewalling setup. The program will be looked up in $PATH and -it will be passed two arguments: the name of the server and the name of -the port. Fetchmail will write to the plugin's stdin and read from -the plugin's stdout. +TCP connection. This is useful if you want to use socks, SSL, ssh, or +need some special firewalling setup. The program will be looked up in +$PATH and can optionally be passed the hostname and port as arguments +using "%h" and "%p" respectively. Fetchmail will write to the plugin's +stdin and read from the plugin's stdout. .TP .B \--plugout <command> (Keyword: plugout) @@ -1712,6 +1712,16 @@ poll mailhost.net via localhost port 1234 with proto pop3: mailhost.net sleep 20 </dev/null >/dev/null"; .fi +.PP +Here's an another example configuration using ssh and the plugin option. +The queries are made directly on the stdin and stdout of imapd via ssh. +Note that in this setup, IMAP authentication can be skipped. + +.nf +poll mailhost.net with proto imap and preauth ssh: + plugin "ssh %h /usr/sbin/imapd"; +.fi + .SH THE USE AND ABUSE OF MULTIDROP MAILBOXES Use the multiple-local-recipients feature with caution -- it can bite. Also note that all multidrop features are ineffective in ETRN mode. |