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diff --git a/sample.rcfile b/sample.rcfile new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9d81b38f --- /dev/null +++ b/sample.rcfile @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +# .poprc sample +# +# $Log: sample.rcfile,v $ +# Revision 1.1 1996/06/25 16:50:31 esr +# Initial revision +# +# Revision 1.2 1995/08/10 00:32:46 ceharris +# Preparation for 3.0b3 beta release: +# - added code for --kill/--keep, --limit, --protocol, --flush +# options; --pop2 and --pop3 options now obsoleted by --protocol. +# - added support for APOP authentication, including --with-APOP +# argument for configure. +# - provisional and broken support for RPOP +# - added buffering to SockGets and SockRead functions. +# - fixed problem of command-line options not being correctly +# carried into the merged options record. +# +# Revision 1.1 1995/08/09 01:33:04 ceharris +# Version 3.0 beta 2 release. +# Added +# - .poprc functionality +# - GNU long options +# - multiple servers on the command line. +# Fixed +# - Passwords showing up in ps output. +# +# +# This file (or one of your own creation, rather) should be located +# in your home directory with the name .poprc. Permissions on this +# file may be no greater than -rw-------, or popclient will refuse to +# use it. +# +# I'd like to point out here that I do not, repeat DO NOT, endorse +# the use of plaintext passwords in the .poprc file. I include the +# password option because SO MANY people asked me about having such +# an option. I don't use it myself. And I recommend that you don't +# use it. +# +# I'd also like to point out that the syntax of this file is still +# under development (during the 3.0 beta series of releases). If you +# would like to suggest revisions, please do. +# +# Comments begin with a '#' and extend through the end of the line. +# Blank lines between server entries are ignored. +# Keywords and identifiers are case sensitive. +# When there is a conflict between the command-line arguments and the +# arguments in this file, the command-line arguments take precedence. +# +# Legal keywords are +# server +# protocol (or proto) +# username (or user) +# password (or pass) +# remotefolder (or remote) +# localfolder (or local) +# +# Legal protocol identifiers are +# pop2 (or POP2) +# pop3 (or POP3) +# imap (or IMAP) +# apop (or APOP) +# rpop (or RPOP) +# +# Basic format is +server SERVERNAME protocol PROTOCOL username NAME password PASSWORD +# Example +server pop.provider.net protocol pop3 username jsmith password secret1 +# Or, using some abbreviations +server pop.provider.net proto pop3 user jsmith password secret1 + +# Multiple servers may be listed +server pop.provider.net proto pop3 user jsmith password secret1 +server other.provider.net proto pop2 user John.Smith password My^Hat + +# Other possibilities (note use of \ to escape newline -- this is all +# one server definition. +server pop.provider.net \ + proto pop3 \ + user jsmith \ + pass secret1 \ + localfolder ~/mbox |