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authorGuilhem Moulin <guilhem@fripost.org>2020-12-10 15:26:46 +0100
committerGuilhem Moulin <guilhem@fripost.org>2020-12-11 11:20:41 +0100
commit84d1829fd0f955cf9fb7add54f60fc314b0d42b1 (patch)
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parent26e5c04abfb81bdcbd4d89d9f9329b8433920b26 (diff)
libinterimap: factor out hostname/IP parsing.
Also, document that enclosing 'host' value in square brackets forces its interpretation as an IP literal (hence skips name resolution).
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@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ Valid options are:
*host*
-: Server hostname, for `type=imap` and `type=imaps`.
+: Server hostname or IP address, for `type=imap` and `type=imaps`.
+ The value can optionally be enclosed in square brackets to force its
+ interpretation as an IP literal (hence skip name resolution).
(Default: `localhost`.)
*port*