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-.TH fetchmail 1 "fetchmail 6.3.21" "fetchmail" "fetchmail reference manual"
+.TH fetchmail 1 "fetchmail 6.3.25" "fetchmail" "fetchmail reference manual"
.SH NAME
fetchmail \- fetch mail from a POP, IMAP, ETRN, or ODMR-capable server
option turns off use of
.BR syslog (3),
assuming it's turned on in the \fI~/.fetchmailrc\fP file.
+This option is overridden, in certain situations, by \fB\-\-logfile\fP (which
+see).
.PP
The
.B \-N
.BR init (8)
or Gerrit Pape's
.BR runit (8).
-Note that this also causes the logfile option to be ignored (though
-perhaps it shouldn't).
+Note that this also causes the logfile option to be ignored.
.PP
Note that while running in daemon mode polling a POP2 or IMAP2bis server,
transient errors (such as DNS failures or sendmail delivery refusals)
occurred (default).
T}
set logfile \-L \& T{
-Name of a file to append error and status messages to.
+Name of a file to append error and status messages to. Only effective
+in daemon mode and if fetchmail detaches. If effective, overrides \fBset
+syslog\fP.
T}
set idfile \-i \& T{
Name of the file to store UID lists in.
T}
set syslog \& \& T{
-Do error logging through syslog(3).
+Do error logging through syslog(3). May be overriden by \fBset
+logfile\fP.
T}
set no syslog \& \& T{
Turn off error logging through syslog(3). (default)