# There are four ways to specify the password for the remote IMAP
# server:
#
-# 1. No password at all specified in the config file. You will
-# be prompted for the password when OfflineIMAP starts.
+# 1. No password at all specified in the config file. If a matching
+# entry is found in ~/.netrc (see netrc (5) for information) the
+# password from the matching entry will be used. Otherwise you
+# will be prompted for the password when OfflineIMAP starts.
#
# 2. The remote password stored in this file with the remotepass
# option. Example: