[fetchmail] ssl/sslproto keyword usage in fetchmailrc?

[Matthias Andree]

Jim Correia <jim.correia@pobox.com> writes:

> What is the proper usage of the ssl or sslproto keyword in fetchmailrc?
>
> poll mail.host.com
> 	proto imap
> 	user "correia"
> 	password "xxxx"
>
> adding just a bare ssl or sslproto keyword to the config results in
> parse errors.

fetchmail is sensitive to where you put it. These are "user" options (in
constrast to "server" options), so
they belong _after_ the `user "name"' item, try:

poll mail.host.com proto imap
user "correia" password "secret" ssl

-- 
Matthias Andree