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author | Guilhem Moulin <guilhem@fripost.org> | 2016-03-11 03:47:11 +0100 |
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committer | Guilhem Moulin <guilhem@fripost.org> | 2016-03-11 03:47:11 +0100 |
commit | 8547d70336e6582c5cda69065dcf867d7662fcbb (patch) | |
tree | f7e7ec470f8a0f668ca6582e07c102b2d1a7f9be /pullimap.md | |
parent | 95787b188cc324fbdb6c6022d9750ba552591559 (diff) |
pullimap.md: Fix pandoc syntax.
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1 files changed, 107 insertions, 109 deletions
diff --git a/pullimap.md b/pullimap.md index 54c6ce5..494bfae 100644 --- a/pullimap.md +++ b/pullimap.md @@ -32,44 +32,44 @@ Options `--config=`*FILE* -: Specify an alternate configuration file. Relative paths start from - *$XDG_CONFIG_HOME*, or *~/.config* if the `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` - environment variable is unset. +: Specify an alternate configuration file. Relative paths start from + *$XDG_CONFIG_HOME*, or *~/.config* if the `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` + environment variable is unset. `--idle`[`=`*seconds*] -: Don't exit after a successful poll. Instead, keep the connection open - and issue `IDLE` commands (require an IMAP server supporting [RFC - 2177]) to watch for updates in the mailbox. This also enables - `SO_KEEPALIVE` on the socket. Each `IDLE` command is terminated after - at most *seconds* (29 minutes by default) to avoid being logged out - for inactivity. +: Don't exit after a successful poll. Instead, keep the connection open + and issue `IDLE` commands (require an IMAP server supporting [RFC + 2177]) to watch for updates in the mailbox. This also enables + `SO_KEEPALIVE` on the socket. + Each `IDLE` command is terminated after at most *seconds* (29 + minutes by default) to avoid being logged out for inactivity. `--no-delivery` -: Update the *statefile*, but skip SMTP/LMTP delivery. This is mostly - useful for initializing the *statefile* when migrating to - `pullimap` from another similar program such as [`fetchmail`(1)] or - [`getmail`(1)]. +: Update the *statefile*, but skip SMTP/LMTP delivery. This is mostly + useful for initializing the *statefile* when migrating to `pullimap` + from another similar program such as [`fetchmail`(1)] or + [`getmail`(1)]. `-q`, `--quiet` -: Try to be quiet. +: Try to be quiet. `--debug` -: Turn on debug mode. Debug messages are written to the error output. - Note that this include all IMAP traffic (except literals). Depending - on the chosen authentication mechanism, this might include - authentication credentials. +: Turn on debug mode. Debug messages are written to the error output. + Note that this include all IMAP traffic (except literals). + Depending on the chosen authentication mechanism, this might include + authentication credentials. `-h`, `--help` -: Output a brief help and exit. +: Output a brief help and exit. `--version` -: Show the version number and exit. +: Show the version number and exit. Configuration file @@ -86,158 +86,156 @@ Valid options are: *statefile* -: State file to use to keep track of the *mailbox*'s `UIDVALIDITY` and - `UIDNEXT` values. Relative paths start from - *$XDG_DATA_HOME/pullimap*, or *~/.local/share/pullimap* if the - `XDG_DATA_HOME` environment variable is unset. - (Default: the parent section name of the option.) +: State file to use to keep track of the *mailbox*'s `UIDVALIDITY` and + `UIDNEXT` values. Relative paths start from + *$XDG_DATA_HOME/pullimap*, or *~/.local/share/pullimap* if the + `XDG_DATA_HOME` environment variable is unset. + (Default: the parent section name of the option.) *mailbox* -: The IMAP mailbox to pull messages from. - Support for persistent message Unique Identifiers (UID) is required. - (Default: `INBOX`.) +: The IMAP mailbox to pull messages from. Support for persistent + message Unique Identifiers (UID) is required. (Default: `INBOX`.) *deliver-method* -: `PROTOCOL:[ADDRESS]:PORT` where to deliver messages. Both [SMTP][RFC - 5321] and [LMTP][RFC 2033] servers are supported, and [SMTP - pipelining][RFC 2920] is used when possible. - (Default: `smtp:[127.0.0.1]:25`.) +: `PROTOCOL:[ADDRESS]:PORT` where to deliver messages. Both + [SMTP][RFC 5321] and [LMTP][RFC 2033] servers are supported, and + [SMTP pipelining][RFC 2920] is used when possible. + (Default: `smtp:[127.0.0.1]:25`.) *deliver-ehlo* -: Hostname to use in `EHLO` or `LHLO` commands. - (Default: `localhost.localdomain`.) +: Hostname to use in `EHLO` or `LHLO` commands. + (Default: `localhost.localdomain`.) *deliver-rcpt* -: Message recipient. - (Default: the username associated with the effective uid of the - `pullimap` process.) +: Message recipient. + (Default: the username associated with the effective uid of the + `pullimap` process.) *purge-after* -: Retention period (in days), after which messages are removed from the - IMAP server. (The value is at best 24h accurate due to the IMAP - `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` command - to list old messages; if `--idle` is set then the `SEARCH` command is - issued again every 12 hours. +: Retention period (in days), after which messages are removed from + the IMAP server. (The value is at best 24h accurate due to the IMAP + `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` + command to list old messages; if `--idle` is set then the `SEARCH` + command is issued again every 12 hours. *type* -: One of `imap`, `imaps` or `tunnel`. - `type=imap` and `type=imaps` are respectively used for IMAP and IMAP - over SSL/TLS connections over a INET socket. - `type=tunnel` causes `pullimap` to open a pipe to a *command* instead - of a raw socket. - (Default: `imaps`.) +: One of `imap`, `imaps` or `tunnel`. + `type=imap` and `type=imaps` are respectively used for IMAP and IMAP + over SSL/TLS connections over a INET socket. + `type=tunnel` causes `pullimap` to open a pipe to a *command* + instead of a raw socket. + (Default: `imaps`.) *host* -: Server hostname, for `type=imap` and `type=imaps`. - (Default: `localhost`.) +: Server hostname, for `type=imap` and `type=imaps`. + (Default: `localhost`.) *port* -: Server port. - (Default: `143` for `type=imap`, `993` for - `type=imaps`.) +: Server port. + (Default: `143` for `type=imap`, `993` for `type=imaps`.) *proxy* -: An optional SOCKS proxy to use for TCP connections to the IMAP server - (`type=imap` and `type=imaps` only), formatted as - `PROTOCOL://[USER:PASSWORD@]PROXYHOST[:PROXYPORT]`. - If `PROXYPORT` is omitted, it is assumed at port 1080. - Only [SOCKSv5][RFC 1928] is supported (with optional - [username/password authentication][RFC 1929]), in two flavors: - `socks5://` to resolve *hostname* locally, and `socks5h://` to let the - proxy resolve *hostname*. +: An optional SOCKS proxy to use for TCP connections to the IMAP + server (`type=imap` and `type=imaps` only), formatted as + `PROTOCOL://[USER:PASSWORD@]PROXYHOST[:PROXYPORT]`. + If `PROXYPORT` is omitted, it is assumed at port 1080. + Only [SOCKSv5][RFC 1928] is supported (with optional + [username/password authentication][RFC 1929]), in two flavors: + `socks5://` to resolve *hostname* locally, and `socks5h://` to let + the proxy resolve *hostname*. *command* -: Command to use for `type=tunnel`. Must speak the [IMAP4rev1 - protocol][RFC 3501] on its standard output, and understand it on its - standard input. +: Command to use for `type=tunnel`. Must speak the [IMAP4rev1 + protocol][RFC 3501] on its standard output, and understand it on its + standard input. *STARTTLS* -: Whether to use the [`STARTTLS`][RFC 2595] directive to upgrade to a - secure connection. Setting this to `YES` for a server not advertising - the `STARTTLS` capability causes `pullimap` to immediately abort the - connection. - (Ignored for *type*s other than `imap`. Default: `YES`.) +: Whether to use the [`STARTTLS`][RFC 2595] directive to upgrade to a + secure connection. Setting this to `YES` for a server not + advertising the `STARTTLS` capability causes `pullimap` to + immediately abort the connection. + (Ignored for *type*s other than `imap`. Default: `YES`.) *auth* -: Space-separated list of preferred authentication mechanisms. - `pullimap` uses the first mechanism in that list that is also - advertised (prefixed with `AUTH=`) in the server's capability list. - Supported authentication mechanisms are `PLAIN` and `LOGIN`. - (Default: `PLAIN LOGIN`.) +: Space-separated list of preferred authentication mechanisms. + `pullimap` uses the first mechanism in that list that is also + advertised (prefixed with `AUTH=`) in the server's capability list. + Supported authentication mechanisms are `PLAIN` and `LOGIN`. + (Default: `PLAIN LOGIN`.) *username*, *password* -: Username and password to authenticate with. Can be required for non - pre-authenticated connections, depending on the chosen authentication - mechanism. +: Username and password to authenticate with. Can be required for non + pre-authenticated connections, depending on the chosen + authentication mechanism. *compress* -: Whether to use the [`IMAP COMPRESS` extension][RFC 4978] for servers - advertising it. (Default: `YES`.) +: Whether to use the [`IMAP COMPRESS` extension][RFC 4978] for servers + advertising it. (Default: `YES`.) *null-stderr* -: Whether to redirect *command*'s standard error to `/dev/null` for type - `type=tunnel`. (Default: `NO`.) +: Whether to redirect *command*'s standard error to `/dev/null` for + type `type=tunnel`. (Default: `NO`.) *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`, and `TLSv1.2`. Enabling a - protocol is a short-hand for disabling all other protocols. - (Default: `!SSLv2 !SSLv3`, i.e., only enable TLSv1 and above.) +: 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`, and `TLSv1.2`. Enabling a protocol is + a short-hand for disabling all other protocols. + (Default: `!SSLv2 !SSLv3`, i.e., only enable TLSv1 and above.) *SSL_cipher_list* -: 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. +: 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_fingerprint* -: Fingerprint of the server certificate (or its public key) in the form - `ALGO$DIGEST_HEX`, where `ALGO` is the used algorithm (default - `sha256`). - Attempting to connect to a server with a non-matching certificate - fingerprint causes `pullimap` to abort the connection during the - SSL/TLS handshake. +: Fingerprint of the server certificate (or its public key) in the + form `ALGO$DIGEST_HEX`, where `ALGO` is the used algorithm (default + `sha256`). + Attempting to connect to a server with a non-matching certificate + fingerprint causes `pullimap` to abort the connection during the + SSL/TLS handshake. *SSL_verify* -: Whether to verify the server certificate chain. - Note that using *SSL_fingerprint* to specify the fingerprint of the - server certificate is an orthogonal authentication measure as it - ignores the CA chain. - (Default: `YES`.) +: Whether to verify the server certificate chain. + Note that using *SSL_fingerprint* to specify the fingerprint of the + server certificate is an orthogonal authentication measure as it + ignores the CA chain. + (Default: `YES`.) *SSL_CApath* -: Directory to use for server certificate verification if - `SSL_verify=YES`. - This directory must be in “hash format”, see [`verify`(1ssl)] for - more information. +: Directory to use for server certificate verification if + `SSL_verify=YES`. + This directory must be in “hash format”, see [`verify`(1ssl)] for + more information. *SSL_CAfile* -: File containing trusted certificates to use during server certificate - authentication if `SSL_verify=YES`. +: File containing trusted certificates to use during server + certificate authentication if `SSL_verify=YES`. Control flow ============ |