From 56e8f9b656fdc8bbec569b6ac5deb6fe66c62aed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Andree Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 12:53:45 +0100 Subject: IMAP: improve STARTTLS error message for ssh-plugin case For common ssh-based IMAP PREAUTH setups (i. e. those that use a plugin - no matter its contents - and that set auth ssh), change the STARTTLS error message to suggest sslproto '' instead. --- fetchmail.man | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'fetchmail.man') diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 4e2895c5..0cece97b 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ .\" Load www macros to process .URL requests, this requires groff: .mso www.tmac .\" -.TH fetchmail 1 2021-08-10 "fetchmail 6.4.22" "fetchmail reference manual" +.TH fetchmail 1 2021-10-31 "fetchmail 6.4.23" "fetchmail reference manual" .SH NAME fetchmail \- fetch mail from a POP, IMAP, ETRN, or ODMR-capable server @@ -1020,7 +1020,8 @@ may be used to force various authentication methods Any value other than \fBpassword\fP, \fBcram\-md5\fP, \fBntlm\fP, \&\fBmsn\fP or \fBotp\fP suppresses fetchmail's normal inquiry for a password. Specify \fBssh\fP when you are using an end-to-end secure -connection such as an ssh tunnel; specify \fBexternal\fP when you use +connection such as an ssh tunnel (in this case you may also want to specify +\&\fB\-\-sslproto\ ''\fP, which see); specify \fBexternal\fP when you use TLS with client authentication and specify \fBgssapi\fP or \&\fBkerberos_v4\fP if you are using a protocol variant that employs GSSAPI or K4. Choosing KPOP protocol automatically selects Kerberos -- cgit v1.2.3