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diff --git a/man/rmail.texi b/man/rmail.texi index 5c6c2e5011b..277b06c77d2 100644 --- a/man/rmail.texi +++ b/man/rmail.texi @@ -1196,10 +1196,10 @@ invoke @command{b2m} like this: encoded in a simple code called @dfn{rot13}---so named because it rotates the alphabet by 13 letters. This code is not for secrecy, as it provides none; rather, it enables those who might be offended to avoid -ever seeing the real text of the message. +seeing the real text of the message. @findex rot13-other-window - To view a buffer using the rot13 code, use the command @kbd{M-x + To view a buffer which uses the rot13 code, use the command @kbd{M-x rot13-other-window}. This displays the current buffer in another window which applies the code when displaying the text. @@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ versions of @code{movemail} program: the native one, shipped with GNU Emacs (the ``emacs version'') and the one included in GNU mailutils (the ``mailutils version,'' @pxref{movemail,,,mailutils,GNU mailutils}). They support the same command line syntax and the same -basic subset of options. However, the @samp{mailutils} version offers +basic subset of options. However, the Mailutils version offers additional features. The Emacs version of @code{movemail} is able to retrieve mail from @@ -1317,8 +1317,8 @@ movemail} can work with POP if you compile it with the macro @samp{--with-pop} when you run @code{configure} during the installation of Emacs.) -The @code{Mailutils movemail} by default supports POP, unless configured -with @samp{--disable-pop} option. +The Mailutils @code{movemail} by default supports POP, unless it was +configured with @samp{--disable-pop} option. Both versions of @code{movemail} only work with POP3, not with older versions of POP. @@ -1337,18 +1337,19 @@ case, @var{password} takes preference over the one set by @code{rmail-remote-password}. This is especially useful if you have several remote mailboxes with different passwords. - For backward compatibility Rmail also supports two alternative ways -of specifying remote POP mailboxes. Specifying inbox name in the form -@samp{po:@var{username}:@var{hostname}} is equivalent to -@samp{pop://@var{username}@@@var{hostname}}. Alternatively, you may set -a ``file name'' of @samp{po:@var{username}} in the inbox list of an -Rmail file. @code{Movemail} will handle such a name by opening a -connection to the POP server. The @env{MAILHOST} environment variable -will in this case specify the machine to look for the server on. + For backward compatibility, Rmail also supports two alternative ways +of specifying remote POP mailboxes. First, specifying an inbox name +in the form @samp{po:@var{username}:@var{hostname}} is equivalent to +@samp{pop://@var{username}@@@var{hostname}}. Alternatively, you may +set a ``file name'' of @samp{po:@var{username}} in the inbox list of +an Rmail file. @code{movemail} will handle such a name by opening a +connection to the POP server. In this case, the @env{MAILHOST} +environment variable specifies the machine on which to look for the +POP server. @cindex IMAP mailboxes Another method for accessing remote mailboxes is IMAP. This method is -supported only by the @code{mailutils movemail}. To specify an IMAP +supported only by the Mailutils {movemail}. To specify an IMAP mailbox in the inbox list, use the following mailbox @acronym{URL}: @samp{imap://@var{username}[:@var{password}]@@@var{hostname}}. The @var{password} part is optional, as described above. @@ -1399,19 +1400,18 @@ downloaded messages by adding the @samp{-r} flag to @code{rmail-movemail-flags}. @cindex TLS encryption (Rmail) - @code{Mailutils movemail} supports TLS encryption. If you wish to + Mailutils {movemail} supports TLS encryption. If you wish to use it, add the @samp{--tls} flag to @code{rmail-movemail-flags}. @node Other Mailbox Formats @section Retrieving Mail from Local Mailboxes in Various Formats If your incoming mail is stored on a local machine in a format other -than UNIX mailbox, you will need the @code{mailutils movemail} to retrieve -it. @xref{Movemail}, for the detailed description of @code{movemail} -versions. - - For example, to retrieve mail from a @code{maildir} inbox located in -@file{/var/spool/mail/in}, you would set the following in Rmail inbox list: +than UNIX mailbox, you will need the Mailutils @code{movemail} to +retrieve it. @xref{Movemail}, for the detailed description of +@code{movemail} versions. For example, to access mail from a inbox in +@code{maildir} format located in @file{/var/spool/mail/in}, you would +include the following in the Rmail inbox list: @smallexample maildir://var/spool/mail/in |