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| author | Eli Zaretskii | 2017-03-21 21:04:56 +0200 |
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| committer | Eli Zaretskii | 2017-03-21 21:04:56 +0200 |
| commit | 650defd4e74ad00dd16e61c1fc5b4f497821c3d2 (patch) | |
| tree | f6cad7a389c4fc69b0ce35c780b533e873eff12c /INSTALL | |
| parent | 8a58133ee63c630f5095429065fc3d8446592e4e (diff) | |
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Revert "Make --without-pop the default."
This reverts commit 9319de675e395517f9a7b50cae1a3aad9cd0abc2.
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
| @@ -265,14 +265,17 @@ uses the GNU Mailutils 'movemail' program to retrieve mail. Otherwise | |||
| 265 | the Emacs build procedure builds and installs an auxiliary 'movemail' | 265 | the Emacs build procedure builds and installs an auxiliary 'movemail' |
| 266 | program, a limited and insecure substitute that Emacs can use when | 266 | program, a limited and insecure substitute that Emacs can use when |
| 267 | Mailutils is not installed; when this happens, there are several | 267 | Mailutils is not installed; when this happens, there are several |
| 268 | configure options such as --with-mail-unlink that provide fine-grained | 268 | configure options such as --without-pop that provide fine-grained |
| 269 | control over Emacs 'movemail' construction. | 269 | control over Emacs 'movemail' construction. |
| 270 | 270 | ||
| 271 | The Emacs mail reader RMAIL is configured to be able to read mail from | 271 | The Emacs mail reader RMAIL is configured to be able to read mail from |
| 272 | a POP3 server by default. Versions of the POP protocol older than | 272 | a POP3 server by default. Versions of the POP protocol older than |
| 273 | POP3 are not supported. While POP3 support is typically enabled, | 273 | POP3 are not supported. While POP3 support is typically enabled, |
| 274 | whether Emacs actually uses POP3 is controlled by individual users; | 274 | whether Emacs actually uses POP3 is controlled by individual users; |
| 275 | see the Rmail chapter of the Emacs manual. | 275 | see the Rmail chapter of the Emacs manual. Unless you configure |
| 276 | --with-mailutils, it is a good idea to configure --without-pop so that | ||
| 277 | users are less likely to inadvertently read email via insecure | ||
| 278 | channels. | ||
| 276 | 279 | ||
| 277 | For image support you may have to download, build, and install the | 280 | For image support you may have to download, build, and install the |
| 278 | appropriate image support libraries for image types other than XBM and | 281 | appropriate image support libraries for image types other than XBM and |