X-Git-Url: https://diplodocus.org/git/nmh/blobdiff_plain/ae9b723f054219598687babf6ae16b5177604460..07661005b9a36338ab158bcbe7762788a1df4030:/man/inc.man diff --git a/man/inc.man b/man/inc.man index 328b5b3d..8d0a4626 100644 --- a/man/inc.man +++ b/man/inc.man @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH INC %manext1% "November 6, 2012" "%nmhversion%" +.TH INC %manext1% "April 14, 2013" "%nmhversion%" .\" .\" %nmhwarning% .\" @@ -153,6 +153,13 @@ Note that the name file will NOT be zeroed, unless the .B \-truncate switch is given. .PP +The +.B \-file +switch does not support use of standard input. Instead, +the +.B rcvstore +command can be used to incorporate mail from the standard input stream. +.PP If the environment variable .B $MAILDROP is set, then @@ -205,40 +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 @@ -276,8 +254,9 @@ 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 @@ -325,7 +304,9 @@ To name sequences denoting unseen messages. .IR mhmail (1), .IR scan (1), .IR mh\-mail (5), -.IR post (8) +.IR mh\-profile (5), +.IR post (8), +.IR rcvstore (1) .SH DEFAULTS .PD 0 .TP 20