add new test for 'mhbuild -check'

[nmh] / man / msgchk.man

diff --git a/man/msgchk.man b/man/msgchk.man
index cadf46ca4f8220853d19fb990a74a0b8b376eb7c..48e2e83ed707fa1c562357bc003d5070d2def9ac 100644 (file)
--- a/man/msgchk.man
+++ b/man/msgchk.man
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH MSGCHK %manext1% "January 27, 2012" "%nmhversion%"
+.TH MSGCHK %manext1% "April 14, 2013" "%nmhversion%"

 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"


@@ -87,38 +87,11 @@ switch is given,
 will query this POP service host as to the status of
 mail waiting.
 .PP
 will query this POP service host as to the status of
 mail waiting.
 .PP

-The default is for
-.B msgchk
-to assume that your account name
-on the POP server is the same as your current username.  To specify
-a different username, use the `\-user\ 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
-machine
-.I mypopserver
-login
-.I mylogin
-password
-.I mypassword
-.RE
-.PP
-This
-.RI \*(lq \&.netrc \*(rq
-file should be owned and readable only by you.
+To specify a username for authentication with the POP server, use the
+.B \-user
+.I username
+switch.  The credentials profile entry in the mh\-profile(5) man page
+describes the ways to supply a username and password.

 .PP
 For debugging purposes, there is also a switch
 .BR \-snoop ,
 .PP
 For debugging purposes, there is also a switch
 .BR \-snoop ,


@@ -133,8 +106,9 @@ has been compiled with SASL support, the
 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
 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
 .B \-saslmech
 switch can be used to select a particular SASL mechanism.
 .PP


@@ -162,7 +136,8 @@ switch.
 None
 .fi
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 None
 .fi
 .SH "SEE ALSO"

-.IR inc (1)
+.IR inc (1),
+.IR mh\-mail (5)

 .SH DEFAULTS
 .nf
 .RB ` user "' defaults to the current user"
 .SH DEFAULTS
 .nf
 .RB ` user "' defaults to the current user"