-
-The default is for \fImsgchk\fR 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.
-
-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 \*(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 mypopserver, mylogin, and mypassword with
-your own account information.
-
-machine mypopserver login mylogin password mypassword
-
-This \*(lq.netrc\*(rq file should be owned and readable only by
-you.
-
-For debugging purposes, there is also a switch `\-snoop', which will
+.PP
+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 ,
+which will