From 048e67e437244da75ea5bef038b5779c191b93da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 17:58:30 +0000 Subject: Describe --with-pop and related options. --- INSTALL | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 7ec5e4ef70d..522a7390543 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ compile Emacs using GCC. If you don't want to use GCC, specify `--with-gcc=no'. If you omit this option, `configure' will search for GCC in your path, and use it if present. +If you want the Emacs mail reader RMAIL to read mail from a POP +server, you must specify `--with-pop'. This provides support for the +POP3 protocol; older versions are not supported. For +Kerberos-authenticated POP add `--with-kerberos', for Hesiod support +add `--with-hesiod'. These options enable Emacs to use POP; whether +Emacs uses POP is controlled by individual users--see the Rmail +chapter of the Emacs manual. + You can build Emacs for several different machine types from a single source directory. To do this, you must use a version of `make' that supports the `VPATH' variable, such as GNU `make'. Make separate -- cgit v1.2.1