From 6703d257af62ea9589ef7603c30f39777f6df1ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Greg A. Woods" Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:47:26 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] small cleanup of manual page --- vrfy.1 | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/vrfy.1 b/vrfy.1 index 3dcb5fd..e2818ca 100644 --- a/vrfy.1 +++ b/vrfy.1 @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ internet domain host. .sp The option \fB\-R\fP is equivalent to ``\fB\-L\fP\ \fI17\fP''. This is the maximum hop count normally used during actual mail -relaying. This option also implies ``\fB\-s\fP''. +relaying. This option also implies \fB\-s\fP. .SH OPTIONS .TP 8 .B \-v @@ -167,17 +167,17 @@ the SMTP HELO command is tried next. .TP .B \-n Many non-sendmail hosts do not, or incorrectly or incompletely, -implement the VRFY command. Other systems have VRFY or EXPN -disabled for privacy reasons. This option uses an alternative -protocol suite with the regular HELO, MAIL, RCPT and RSET commands. -This gives only a global indication whether the recipient is -valid. Recursive mode is not possible, and will be disabled. +implement the VRFY command. Other systems have VRFY or EXPN disabled for +privacy reasons. This option causes \fBvrfy\fP to send all of the +regular EHLO|HELO, MAIL, RCPT and RSET commands, e.g. \fB\-H\fP and +\fB\-r\fP are both implied. Recursive mode is not possible, and will be +disabled. .TP .BI \-S " sender" Defines an explicit envelope sender address to be used in the MAIL command during the alternative protocol suite, to overrule the default empty sender address ``<>''. -This option implies ``\fB\-n\fP''. +This option implies \fB\-n\fP. .TP .BI \-c " secs" Sets a connect timeout value to override the default timeout of 6 @@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ The default value is \fBlocalhost\fP. .SH LIMITATIONS Some hosts have a lousy VRFY handling. Sometimes the command is not implemented at all. Other hosts are willing to verify -only local recipients. The ``-n'' option may be necessary. +only local recipients. The \fP\-n\fB option may be necessary. .sp Other servers may refuse the VRFY command for privacy reasons. .sp