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manpages: Add note on the need of printable passwords (#49).
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ddupdate-config.8

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See PLUGIN LOADING in \fBddupdate(8)\fR.
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.SH BUGS
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Passwords given to ddupdate must use printable characters which does not
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require escaping. This is partly a limitation in the script code, partly
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due to the python netrc module capabilities.
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.P
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Does not support configuration of more advanced features like ipv6 and
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non-standard address-plugins beyond \fIweb-default-ip\fR and \fIdefault-if\fR.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.TP 4
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.B ddupdate(8)

ddupdate.8

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Setting the XDG_CACHE_HOME environment variable relocates these files to
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$XDG_CACHE_HOME/ddupdate/*.
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.SH BUGS
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Passwords used must not contain characters which requires escaping.
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That is, use printable characters; not control chars, tabs, spaces, etc.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.TP 4
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.B ddupdate.conf(5)

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