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@@ -1,19 +1,43 @@
 INSTALL Instructions for fetchmail
 ==================================
 
 INSTALL Instructions for fetchmail
 ==================================
 

-If you are installing from the subversion repository, see README.svn for
-further instructions on how to set up the checked out repository.
+Building from Git repository: see README.git
+
+Packagers and port/emerge maintainers: see README.packaging.
+

 
 If you have installed binaries (e.g. from a Linux RPM or DPKG, Solaris
 
 If you have installed binaries (e.g. from a Linux RPM or DPKG, Solaris

-package or FreeBSD port), you can skip to step 5.
+package or FreeBSD port), you can skip to step 5 below.

 
 

+---------------------------------------------------------------------

 The Frequently Asked Questions list, included as the file FAQ in this
 The Frequently Asked Questions list, included as the file FAQ in this

-distributions, answers the most common questions about configuring and
+distribution, answers the most common questions about configuring and

 running fetchmail.
 running fetchmail.

+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+NOTE  This is an alpha version that has not been thoroughly tested!
+=====
+
+
+1. PREPARATIONS: USEFUL THINGS TO INSTALL FIRST
+
+1.1 OpenSSL
+
+If you are installing OpenSSL yourself, it is recommended that you build
+shared OpenSSL libraries, it works better and updating OpenSSL does not
+then require you to reinstall all applications that use OpenSSL.
+
+Try after unpacking OpenSSL:
+
+       ./config shared && make && make test && make install
+
+1.2 gettext (internationalization)

 
 

-1. USEFUL THINGS TO INSTALL FIRST
+Internationalization of fetchmail requires GNU gettext (libintl and
+libiconv). Fetchmail, as of version 6.3.0, no longer ships its own
+libintl copy.  Note that some systems include gettext in their libc.

 
 

-1.1 OTP/OPIE
+1.3 OTP/OPIE

 
 If you want support for RFC1938-compliant one-time passwords, you'll
 need to install Craig Metz's OPIE libraries first and *make sure
 
 If you want support for RFC1938-compliant one-time passwords, you'll
 need to install Craig Metz's OPIE libraries first and *make sure


@@ -29,17 +53,7 @@ you should install OPIE.  You need version 2.32 or better.
 The OPIE library sources are available at http://www.inner.net/pub/opie/
 You can also find OPIE and IPV6-capable servers there.
 
 The OPIE library sources are available at http://www.inner.net/pub/opie/
 You can also find OPIE and IPV6-capable servers there.
 

-1.2 OpenSSL
-
-If you are installing OpenSSL yourself, it is recommended that you build
-shared OpenSSL libraries, it works better and updating OpenSSL does not
-then require you to reinstall all applications that use OpenSSL.
-
-Try after unpacking OpenSSL:
-
-       ./config shared && make && make test && make install
-
-1.3 IPv6
+1.4 IPv6

 
 Building in IPv6 support *requires* an up-to-date operating system.
 Recent Linux versions with glibc 2.1.1 or newer, FreeBSD, Solaris should
 
 Building in IPv6 support *requires* an up-to-date operating system.
 Recent Linux versions with glibc 2.1.1 or newer, FreeBSD, Solaris should


@@ -55,6 +69,11 @@ configure option '--with-included-gettext'.
 
 Installing fetchmail is easy.  From within this directory, type:
 
 
 Installing fetchmail is easy.  From within this directory, type:
 

+       ./configure --with-ssl
+
+if you have OpenSSL (and its developer packages, if separate) installed
+on your system, or if you don't or do not need SSL/TLS support:
+

        ./configure
 
 The autoconfiguration script will spend a bit of time figuring out the
        ./configure
 
 The autoconfiguration script will spend a bit of time figuring out the


@@ -66,17 +85,12 @@ The configure script accepts certain standard configuration options.
 These include --prefix, --exec-prefix, --bindir, --infodir, --mandir,
 and --srcdir.  Do 'configure --help' for more.
 
 These include --prefix, --exec-prefix, --bindir, --infodir, --mandir,
 and --srcdir.  Do 'configure --help' for more.
 

-POP2 support is no longer compiled in by default, as POP2 is way obsolete
-and there don't seem to be any live servers for it anymore.  You can
-configure it back in if you want with 'configure --enable-POP2', but
-leaving it out cuts the executable's size slightly.
-

 Support for CompuServe's RPA authentication method (rather similar to
 APOP) is available but also not included in the standard build.  You
 can compile it in with 'configure --enable-RPA'.
 
 Support for Microsoft's NTLM authentication method is also available
 Support for CompuServe's RPA authentication method (rather similar to
 APOP) is available but also not included in the standard build.  You
 can compile it in with 'configure --enable-RPA'.
 
 Support for Microsoft's NTLM authentication method is also available

-but also not included in the standard build.  You can compile it in
+but not included in the standard build either.  You can compile it in

 with 'configure --enable-NTLM'.
 
 Support for authentication using RFC1731 GSSAPI is available
 with 'configure --enable-NTLM'.
 
 Support for authentication using RFC1731 GSSAPI is available


@@ -96,16 +110,6 @@ directory that contains OpenSSL's "include" subdirectory), for instance:
 "--with-ssl=/example/path" would assume that you have an
 /example/path/include/openssl/ssl.h header file.
 
 "--with-ssl=/example/path" would assume that you have an
 /example/path/include/openssl/ssl.h header file.
 

-To specify a fallback MUA in case local port 25 doesn't respond, this is
-not recommended, because you'll usually see differences between MTA and
-MDA use. If you wish to proceed nonetheless, do one of:
-
-       configure --enable-fallback=procmail
-       configure --enable-fallback=sendmail
-
-A disadvantage of using procmail is that local alias expansion
-according to /etc/aliases won't get done if we fall back to it.
-

 2.2 Advanced options
 
 Specifying --with-kerberos=DIR or --with-kerberos5=DIR will tell the
 2.2 Advanced options
 
 Specifying --with-kerberos=DIR or --with-kerberos5=DIR will tell the