clarify effect of Tunnel on Host and Port

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Oswald Buddenhagen 2014-07-05 22:53:19 +02:00
parent 639c84ea28
commit d9c78b7787

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@ -237,11 +237,16 @@ Define the IMAP4 Account \fIname\fR, opening a section for its parameters.
.TP
\fBHost\fR \fIhost\fR
Specify the DNS name or IP address of the IMAP server.
.br
If \fBTunnel\fR is used, this setting is used only for SSL host certificate
verification, if provided.
..
.TP
\fBPort\fR \fIport\fR
Specify the TCP port number of the IMAP server. (Default: 143 for IMAP,
993 for IMAPS)
.br
If \fBTunnel\fR is used, this setting is ignored.
..
.TP
\fBUser\fR \fIusername\fR
@ -266,7 +271,6 @@ optional.
Specify a command to run to establish a connection rather than opening a TCP
socket. This allows you to run an IMAP session over an SSH tunnel, for
example.
\fBHost\fR and \fBPort\fR are ignored when \fBTunnel\fR is set.
.br
If \fBUseIMAPS\fR is disabled and the tunnel opens a preauthenticated
connection, \fBRequireSSL\fR also needs to be disabled.