[PATCH] offlineimap.conf: Clarify password options via netrc
Pan Tsu
inyaoo at gmail.com
Tue Mar 22 11:02:59 GMT 2011
Sebastian Spaeth <Sebastian at SSpaeth.de> writes:
[...]
> +# 1. No password at all specified in the config file.
> +# If a matching entry is found in ~/.netrc (see netrc (5) for
> +# information) this password will be used. Do note that netrc only
> +# allows one entry per hostname. If there is no ~/.netrc file but
*BSD don't have netrc(5) manpage and their ftp(1) which is lukemftp does
support multiple logins on same host. See also
http://bugs.python.org/issue11416
which can be worked around with remotepasseval.
> +# there is an /etc/netrc file, the password will instead be taken
> +# from there. Otherwise you will be prompted for the password when
> +# OfflineIMAP starts when using a UI that supports this.
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