X-Git-Url: https://diplodocus.org/git/nmh/blobdiff_plain/2e768e3cc0ce768373d3320eca4cdd08b8cf646a..c9794733:/man/inc.man?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/man/inc.man b/man/inc.man index b534d1b1..9b7068c9 100644 --- a/man/inc.man +++ b/man/inc.man @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH INC %manext1% "February 16, 2013" "%nmhversion%" +.TH INC %manext1% "April 18, 2014" "%nmhversion%" .\" .\" %nmhwarning% .\" @@ -212,40 +212,11 @@ the environment variable. The 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 @@ -266,10 +237,7 @@ switch is considered. If given, then .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 , @@ -283,8 +251,9 @@ 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 @@ -298,7 +267,7 @@ switch. .SH FILES .PD 0 .TP 20 -$HOME/.mh\-profile +$HOME/.mh_profile The user's profile. .TP %etcdir%/mts.conf @@ -332,6 +301,7 @@ To name sequences denoting unseen messages. .IR mhmail (1), .IR scan (1), .IR mh\-mail (5), +.IR mh\-profile (5), .IR post (8), .IR rcvstore (1) .SH DEFAULTS