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author | Guilhem Moulin <guilhem@debian.org> | 2020-12-26 23:33:12 +0100 |
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committer | Guilhem Moulin <guilhem@debian.org> | 2020-12-26 23:33:12 +0100 |
commit | f4a60089cd7fdff73504a1f1f0afde642e77b735 (patch) | |
tree | 4fbbd58649eedea0485901753406caf0beb36836 /doc | |
parent | 2e485797d8ec91a0a74ec1f1e2e8723cf74a586e (diff) | |
parent | 9cbaed6527c3030819976dbe41bfb4392d6a6fa2 (diff) |
Merge tag 'v0.5.5' into debian/latest
Release version 0.5.5
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r-- | doc/getting-started.md | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/interimap.1.md | 59 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/pullimap.1.md | 65 |
3 files changed, 82 insertions, 44 deletions
diff --git a/doc/getting-started.md b/doc/getting-started.md index 83d3ba9..74fc8da 100644 --- a/doc/getting-started.md +++ b/doc/getting-started.md @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ format][mbox]). Local mail clients usually access it directly. They also often maintain their own cache in order to speed up message header listing and searches. -While most bidirectional synchronisation software (such as [OfflineIMAP]) +While most bidirectional synchronization software (such as [OfflineIMAP]) are able to handle a mail storage in Maildir format, *InterIMAP is not*. Instead, InterIMAP needs an [IMAP4rev1] server on *both* peers to synchronize. This may sound like a severe limitation at first, but by diff --git a/doc/interimap.1.md b/doc/interimap.1.md index 2d2a637..2d588ae 100644 --- a/doc/interimap.1.md +++ b/doc/interimap.1.md @@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ Valid options are: Two wildcards are available, and passed verbatim to the IMAP server: a ‘\*’ character matches zero or more characters, while a ‘%’ character matches zero or more characters up to the hierarchy - delimiter. Hardcoding the hierarchy delimiter in this setting is + delimiter. Hard-coding the hierarchy delimiter in this setting is not advised because the server might silently change it at some point. A null character should be used instead. For instance, if *list-mailbox* is set `"foo\x00bar"` then, assuming the hierarchy @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ Valid options are: `type=imap` and `type=imaps` are respectively used for IMAP and IMAP over SSL/TLS connections over an INET socket. `type=tunnel` causes `interimap` to create an unnamed pair of - connected sockets for interprocess communication with a *command* + connected sockets for inter-process communication with a *command* instead of opening a network socket. Note that specifying `type=tunnel` in the `[remote]` section makes the default *database* to be `localhost.db`. @@ -383,19 +383,32 @@ Valid options are: *SSL_protocols* -: A space-separated list of SSL protocols to enable or disable (if - prefixed with an exclamation mark `!`. Known protocols are `SSLv2`, - `SSLv3`, `TLSv1`, `TLSv1.1`, `TLSv1.2`, and `TLSv1.3`. Enabling a - protocol is a short-hand for disabling all other protocols. - (Default: `!SSLv2 !SSLv3 !TLSv1 !TLSv1.1`, i.e., only enable TLSv1.2 - and above.) +: Space-separated list of SSL/TLS protocol versions to explicitly + enable (or disable if prefixed with an exclamation mark `!`). + Potentially known protocols are `SSLv2`, `SSLv3`, `TLSv1`, + `TLSv1.1`, `TLSv1.2`, and `TLSv1.3`, depending on the OpenSSL + version used. + Enabling a protocol is a short-hand for disabling all other + protocols. -*SSL_cipher_list* + *DEPRECATED*: Use *SSL_protocol_min* and/or *SSL_protocol_max* + instead. -: The cipher list to send to the server. Although the server - determines which cipher suite is used, it should take the first - supported cipher in the list sent by the client. See - [`ciphers`(1ssl)] for more information. +*SSL_protocol_min*, *SSL_protocol_max* + +: Set minimum resp. maximum SSL/TLS protocol version to use for the + connection. Potentially recognized values are `SSLv3`, `TLSv1`, + `TLSv1.1`, `TLSv1.2`, and `TLSv1.3`, depending on the OpenSSL + version used. + +*SSL_cipherlist*, *SSL_ciphersuites* + +: Sets the TLSv1.2 and below cipher list resp. TLSv1.3 cipher suites. + The combination of these lists is sent to the server, which then + determines which cipher to use (normally the first supported one + from the list sent by the client). The default suites depend on the + OpenSSL version and its configuration, see [`ciphers`(1ssl)] for + more information. *SSL_fingerprint* @@ -415,12 +428,12 @@ Valid options are: Specifying multiple digest values can be useful in key rollover scenarios and/or when the server supports certificates of different - types (for instance RSA+ECDSA). In that case the connection is - aborted when none of the specified digests matches. + types (for instance a dual-cert RSA/ECDSA setup). In that case the + connection is aborted when none of the specified digests matches. *SSL_verify* -: Whether to verify the server certificate chain, and match its +: Whether to 1/ verify the server certificate chain; and 2/ match its Subject Alternative Name (SAN) or Subject CommonName (CN) against the value of the *host* option. (Default: `YES`.) @@ -430,6 +443,14 @@ Valid options are: measure as it pins directly its key material and ignore its chain of trust. +*SSL_CAfile* + +: File containing trusted certificates to use during server + certificate verification when `SSL_verify=YES`. + + Trusted CA certificates are loaded from the default system locations + unless one (or both) of *SSL_CAfile* or *SSL_CApath* is set. + *SSL_CApath* : Directory to use for server certificate verification when @@ -437,10 +458,8 @@ Valid options are: This directory must be in “hash format”, see [`verify`(1ssl)] for more information. -*SSL_CAfile* - -: File containing trusted certificates to use during server - certificate verification when `SSL_verify=YES`. + Trusted CA certificates are loaded from the default system locations + unless one (or both) of *SSL_CAfile* or *SSL_CApath* is set. *SSL_hostname* diff --git a/doc/pullimap.1.md b/doc/pullimap.1.md index c9500e0..89969b2 100644 --- a/doc/pullimap.1.md +++ b/doc/pullimap.1.md @@ -106,14 +106,14 @@ Valid options are: *deliver-ehlo* -: Hostname to use in `EHLO` or `LHLO` commands. +: Name to use in `EHLO` or `LHLO` commands. (Default: `localhost.localdomain`.) *deliver-rcpt* : Message recipient. Note that the local part needs to quoted if it contains special characters; see [RFC 5321] for details. - (Default: the username associated with the effective uid of the + (Default: the username associated with the effective user ID of the `pullimap` process.) *purge-after* @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Valid options are: `SEARCH` criterion ignoring time and timezone.) If *purge-after* is set to `0` then messages are deleted immediately after delivery. Otherwise `pullimap` issues an IMAP `SEARCH` (or - extended `SEARCH` on servers advertizing the [`ESEARCH`][RFC 4731] + extended `SEARCH` on servers advertising the [`ESEARCH`][RFC 4731] capability) command to list old messages; if `--idle` is set then the `SEARCH` command is issued again every 12 hours. @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Valid options are: `type=imap` and `type=imaps` are respectively used for IMAP and IMAP over SSL/TLS connections over an INET socket. `type=tunnel` causes `pullimap` to create an unnamed pair of - connected sockets for interprocess communication with a *command* + connected sockets for inter-process communication with a *command* instead of opening a network socket. (Default: `imaps`.) @@ -202,19 +202,32 @@ Valid options are: *SSL_protocols* -: A space-separated list of SSL protocols to enable or disable (if - prefixed with an exclamation mark `!`. Known protocols are `SSLv2`, - `SSLv3`, `TLSv1`, `TLSv1.1`, `TLSv1.2`, and `TLSv1.3`. Enabling a - protocol is a short-hand for disabling all other protocols. - (Default: `!SSLv2 !SSLv3 !TLSv1 !TLSv1.1`, i.e., only enable TLSv1.2 - and above.) +: Space-separated list of SSL/TLS protocol versions to explicitly + enable (or disable if prefixed with an exclamation mark `!`). + Potentially known protocols are `SSLv2`, `SSLv3`, `TLSv1`, + `TLSv1.1`, `TLSv1.2`, and `TLSv1.3`, depending on the OpenSSL + version used. + Enabling a protocol is a short-hand for disabling all other + protocols. -*SSL_cipher_list* + *DEPRECATED*: Use *SSL_protocol_min* and/or *SSL_protocol_max* + instead. -: The cipher list to send to the server. Although the server - determines which cipher suite is used, it should take the first - supported cipher in the list sent by the client. See - [`ciphers`(1ssl)] for more information. +*SSL_protocol_min*, *SSL_protocol_max* + +: Set minimum resp. maximum SSL/TLS protocol version to use for the + connection. Potentially recognized values are `SSLv3`, `TLSv1`, + `TLSv1.1`, `TLSv1.2`, and `TLSv1.3`, depending on the OpenSSL + version used. + +*SSL_cipherlist*, *SSL_ciphersuites* + +: Sets the TLSv1.2 and below cipher list resp. TLSv1.3 cipher suites. + The combination of these lists is sent to the server, which then + determines which cipher to use (normally the first supported one + from the list sent by the client). The default suites depend on the + OpenSSL version and its configuration, see [`ciphers`(1ssl)] for + more information. *SSL_fingerprint* @@ -234,12 +247,12 @@ Valid options are: Specifying multiple digest values can be useful in key rollover scenarios and/or when the server supports certificates of different - types (for instance RSA+ECDSA). In that case the connection is - aborted when none of the specified digests matches. + types (for instance a dual-cert RSA/ECDSA setup). In that case the + connection is aborted when none of the specified digests matches. *SSL_verify* -: Whether to verify the server certificate chain, and match its +: Whether to 1/ verify the server certificate chain; and 2/ match its Subject Alternative Name (SAN) or Subject CommonName (CN) against the value of the *host* option. (Default: `YES`.) @@ -249,6 +262,14 @@ Valid options are: measure as it pins directly its key material and ignore its chain of trust. +*SSL_CAfile* + +: File containing trusted certificates to use during server + certificate verification when `SSL_verify=YES`. + + Trusted CA certificates are loaded from the default system locations + unless one (or both) of *SSL_CAfile* or *SSL_CApath* is set. + *SSL_CApath* : Directory to use for server certificate verification when @@ -256,10 +277,8 @@ Valid options are: This directory must be in “hash format”, see [`verify`(1ssl)] for more information. -*SSL_CAfile* - -: File containing trusted certificates to use during server - certificate verification when `SSL_verify=YES`. + Trusted CA certificates are loaded from the default system locations + unless one (or both) of *SSL_CAfile* or *SSL_CApath* is set. *SSL_hostname* @@ -322,7 +341,7 @@ In more details, `pullimap` works as follows: to terminate it gracefully. 3. Issue a `UID STORE` command to mark all retrieved messages (and - stalled UIDs found in the *statefile* after the eigth byte) as + stalled UIDs found in the *statefile* after the eighth byte) as `\Seen`. 4. Update the *statefile* with the new UIDNEXT value (bytes 5-8). |