X-Git-Url: https://diplodocus.org/git/nmh/blobdiff_plain/6fc2909634fb431c65ecfa8b6db4f6519f99b389..9291a5f82480f2458e04cb9ea7e6749bc952b308:/man/msgchk.man diff --git a/man/msgchk.man b/man/msgchk.man index fa502330..84a40ca9 100644 --- a/man/msgchk.man +++ b/man/msgchk.man @@ -1,13 +1,15 @@ -.TH MSGCHK %manext1% "August 14, 2016" "%nmhversion%" -.\" +.TH MSGCHK %manext1% 2016-11-02 "%nmhversion%" +. .\" %nmhwarning% -.\" +. .SH NAME -msgchk \- check for messages +msgchk \- nmh's check for incoming email .SH SYNOPSIS .HP 5 .na .B msgchk +.RB [ \-help ] +.RB [ \-version ] .RB [ \-date " | " \-nodate ] .RB [ \-notify all/mail/nomail ] @@ -17,18 +19,17 @@ all/mail/nomail ] .IR hostname ] .RB [ \-user .IR username ] -.RB [ \-sasl ] +.RB [ \-sasl " | " \-nosasl ] .RB [ \-saslmech .IR mechanism ] .RB [ \-initialtls ] .RB [ \-notls ] +.RB [ \-certverify " | " \-nocertverify ] .RB [ \-authservice .IR service ] .RB [ \-snoop ] .RI [ users \&... ] -.RB [ \-version ] -.RB [ \-help ] .ad .SH DESCRIPTION The @@ -50,12 +51,12 @@ should produce a message. The default is which says that .B msgchk should always report the status of the -users maildrop. Other values for `type' include `mail' which says that +users mail drop. Other values for `type' include `mail' which says that .B msgchk should report the status of waiting mail; and, `nomail' which says that .B msgchk -should report the status of empty maildrops. +should report the status of empty mail drops. The .B \-nonotify .I type @@ -65,10 +66,10 @@ switch has the inverted sense, so directs .B msgchk to never report the status of -maildrops. This is useful if the user wishes to check +mail drops. This is useful if the user wishes to check .BR msgchk 's -exit status. A non\-zero exit status indicates that mail was -.B not +exit status. A non-zero exit status indicates that mail was +.I not waiting for at least one of the indicated users. .PP If @@ -94,7 +95,8 @@ mail waiting. 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 +switch. The credentials profile entry in +.IR mh\-profile (5) describes the ways to supply a username and password. .PP For debugging purposes, there is also a switch @@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ For debugging purposes, there is also a switch which will allow you to watch the POP transaction take place between you and the POP server. If -.B \-saslmech xoauth2 +.B \-sasl \-saslmech xoauth2 is used, the HTTP transaction is also shown. .PP If @@ -113,8 +115,9 @@ 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 .I netrc -file can be used to store this password, as described in the -mh-profile(5) man page). The +file can be used to store this password, as described in +.IR mh-profile (5). +The .B \-saslmech switch can be used to select a particular SASL mechanism. .PP @@ -125,16 +128,16 @@ a security layer for session encryption. Encrypted traffic is labelled with `(encrypted)' and `(decrypted)' when viewing the POP transaction with the .B \-snoop -switch; see the -.B post -man page description of +switch; see +.IR post (8)'s +description of .B \-snoop for its other features. .PP If .B nmh has been compiled with OAuth support, the -.B \-saslmech xoauth2 +.B \-sasl \-saslmech xoauth2 switch will enable OAuth authentication. The .B \-user switch must be used, and the @@ -145,9 +148,9 @@ be specified with the .I service switch. Before using this, the user must authorize nmh by running .B mhlogin -and grant authorization to that account. See the -.B mhlogin -man page for more details. +and grant authorization to that account. See +.IR mhlogin (1) +for more details. .PP If .B nmh @@ -158,17 +161,26 @@ to the remote POP server. The .B \-initialtls switch will negotiate TLS immediately after the connection has taken place, before any POP commands are sent or received. Data encrypted by TLS is -labeled `(tls-encrypted)' and `(tls-decrypted)` with viewing the POP +labeled `(tls-encrypted)' and `(tls-decrypted)' with viewing the POP transaction with the .B \-snoop switch. The .B \-notls switch will disable all attempts to negotiate TLS. +.PP +When using TLS the default is to verify the remote certificate and SubjectName +against the local trusted certificate store. This can be controlled by +the +.B \-certverify +and +.B \-nocertverify +switches. See your OpenSSL documentation for more information on certificate +verification. .SH FILES .fc ^ ~ .nf .ta \w'%nmhetcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u -^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile +^$HOME/.mh_profile~^The user profile ^%nmhetcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file ^%mailspool%/$USER~^Location of mail drop .fi @@ -181,7 +193,7 @@ None .fi .SH "SEE ALSO" .IR inc (1), -.IR mh\-mail (5) +.IR mh\-mail (5), .IR post (8) .SH DEFAULTS .nf