-.TH INC %manext1% "February 16, 2013" "%nmhversion%"
+.TH INC %manext1% "April 18, 2014" "%nmhversion%"
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.\" %nmhwarning%
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switch specifies the port name or number used to connect to the POP
server. If unspecified the default is \*(lqpop3\*(rq.
.PP
-The default is for
-.B inc
-to assume that your account name on
-the POP server is the same as your current username. To specify
-a different username, use the
+To specify a username for authentication with the POP server, use the
.B \-user
.I username
-switch.
-.PP
-When using POP, you will normally need to type the password for
-your account on the POP server, in order to retrieve your messages.
-It is possible to automate this process by creating a
-.RI \*(lq .netrc \*(rq
-file containing your login account information for this POP server.
-For each POP server, this file should have a line of the following
-form. Replace the words
-.IR mypopserver ,
-.IR mylogin ,
-and
-.I mypassword
-with your own account information.
-.PP
-.RS 5
-.B machine
-.I mypopserver
-.B login
-.I mylogin
-.B password
-.I mypassword
-.RE
-.PP
-This
-.RI \*(lq .netrc \*(rq
-file should be owned and readable only by you.
+switch. The credentials profile entry in the mh\-profile(5) man page
+describes the ways to supply a username and password.
.PP
If passed the
.B \-proxy
.B inc
simply uses the POP to
.B packf
-the user's maildrop from the POP service host to the named file. This switch
-is provided for those users who prefer to use
-.B msh
-to read their maildrops.
+the user's maildrop from the POP service host to the named file.
.PP
For debugging purposes, you may give the switch
.BR \-snoop ,
switch will enable
the use of SASL authentication. Depending on the SASL mechanism used, this
may require an additional password prompt from the user (but the
-.RI \*(lq .netrc \*(rq
-file can be used to store this password). The
+.I netrc
+file can be used to store this password, as described in the
+mh-profile(5) man page). The
.B \-saslmech
switch can be used to select a particular SASL mechanism.
.PP
.SH FILES
.PD 0
.TP 20
-$HOME/.mh\-profile
+$HOME/.mh_profile
The user's profile.
.TP
%etcdir%/mts.conf
.IR mhmail (1),
.IR scan (1),
.IR mh\-mail (5),
+.IR mh\-profile (5),
.IR post (8),
.IR rcvstore (1)
.SH DEFAULTS