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[nmh] / man / msgchk.man

diff --git a/man/msgchk.man b/man/msgchk.man
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--- a/man/msgchk.man
+++ b/man/msgchk.man
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+.TH MSGCHK %manext1% "April 14, 2013" "%nmhversion%"
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"
-.TH MSGCHK %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
 .SH NAME
 msgchk \- check for messages
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ msgchk \- check for messages
 all/mail/nomail ]
 .RB [ \-nonotify
 all/mail/nomail ]
-%nmhbeginpop%
 .RB [ \-host
 .IR hostname ]
 .RB [ \-user
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ all/mail/nomail ]
 .RB [ \-saslmech
 .IR mechanism ]
 .RB [ \-snoop ]
-%nmhendpop%
 .RI [ users
 \&... ]
 .RB [ \-version ]
@@ -77,8 +75,6 @@ switch directs
 .B msgchk
 to print out the last date mail was read, if this can
 be determined.
-%nmhbeginpop%
- 
 .SS "Using POP"
 .B msgchk
 will normally check all the local mail drops, but if
@@ -91,38 +87,11 @@ switch is given,
 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 ,
@@ -137,8 +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
-.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
@@ -150,8 +120,6 @@ with `(encrypted)' and `(decrypted)' when viewing the POP transaction
 with the
 .B \-snoop
 switch.
-%nmhendpop%
-
 .SH FILES
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
@@ -160,7 +128,6 @@ switch.
 ^%etcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file
 ^%mailspool%/$USER~^Location of mail drop
 .fi
-
 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
@@ -168,16 +135,14 @@ switch.
 .ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName  'u
 None
 .fi
-
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-inc(1)
-
+.IR inc (1),
+.IR mh\-mail (5)
 .SH DEFAULTS
 .nf
 .RB ` user "' defaults to the current user"
 .RB ` \-date '
 .RB ` "\-notify\ all" '
 .fi
-
 .SH CONTEXT
 None