updated for version 7.0001
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	    fetchmail(1) RC File
+" Maintainer:	    Nikolai Weibull <source@pcppopper.org>
+" URL:		    http://www.pcppopper.org/vim/syntax/pcp/fetchmail/
+" Latest Revision:  2004-05-06
+" arch-tag:	    59d8adac-6e59-45f6-88cb-f9ba1e009c1f
+
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" todo
+syn keyword fetchmailTodo	contained FIXME TODO XXX NOTE
+
+" comments
+syn region  fetchmailComment	start="#" end="$" contains=fetchmailTodo
+
+" numbers
+syn match   fetchmailNumber	"\<\d\+\>"
+
+" strings
+syn region  fetchmailString	start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ contains=fetchmailStringEsc
+syn region  fetchmailString	start=+'+ skip=+\\\\\|\\'+ end=+'+ contains=fetchmailStringEsc
+
+" escape characters in strings
+syn match   fetchmailStringEsc	"\\\([ntb]\|0\d*\|x\x\+\)"
+
+" server entries
+syn region  fetchmailKeyword	transparent matchgroup=fetchmailKeyword start="\<poll\|skip\|defaults\>" end="\<poll\|skip\|defaults\>" contains=ALLBUT,fetchmailOptions,fetchmailSet
+
+" server options
+syn keyword fetchmailServerOpts	contained via proto[col] local[domains] port auth[enticate]
+syn keyword fetchmailServerOpts	contained timeout envelope qvirtual aka interface monitor
+syn keyword fetchmailServerOpts	contained plugin plugout dns checkalias uidl interval netsec
+syn keyword fetchmailServerOpts	contained principal esmtpname esmtppassword
+syn match   fetchmailServerOpts	contained "\<no\_s\+\(envelope\|dns\|checkalias\|uidl\)"
+
+" user options
+syn keyword fetchmailUserOpts	contained user[name] is to pass[word] ssl sslcert sslkey sslproto folder
+syn keyword fetchmailUserOpts	contained smtphost fetchdomains smtpaddress smtpname antispam mda bsmtp
+syn keyword fetchmailUserOpts	contained preconnect postconnect keep flush fetchall rewrite stripcr
+syn keyword fetchmailUserOpts	contained forcecr pass8bits dropstatus dropdelivered mimedecode idle
+syn keyword fetchmailUserOpts	contained limit warnings batchlimit fetchlimit expunge tracepolls properties
+syn match   fetchmailUserOpts	contained "\<no\_s\+\(keep\|flush\|fetchall\|rewrite\|stripcr\|forcecr\|pass8bits\|dropstatus\|dropdelivered\|mimedecode\|noidle\)"
+
+syn keyword fetchmailSpecial	contained here there
+
+
+" noise keywords
+syn keyword fetchmailNoise	and with has wants options
+syn match   fetchmailNoise	"[:;,]"
+
+" options
+syn keyword fetchmailSet	nextgroup=fetchmailOptions skipwhite skipnl set
+
+syn keyword fetchmailOptions	daemon postmaster bouncemail spambounce logfile idfile syslog nosyslog properties
+syn match   fetchmailOptions	"\<no\_s\+\(bouncemail\|spambounce\)"
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_fetchmail_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_fetchmail_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink fetchmailComment	Comment
+  HiLink fetchmailTodo	Todo
+  HiLink fetchmailNumber	Number
+  HiLink fetchmailString	String
+  HiLink fetchmailStringEsc	SpecialChar
+  HiLink fetchmailKeyword	Keyword
+  HiLink fetchmailServerOpts	Identifier
+  HiLink fetchmailUserOpts	Identifier
+  HiLink fetchmailSpecial	Special
+  HiLink fetchmailSet		Keyword
+  HiLink fetchmailOptions	Identifier
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "fetchmail"
+
+" vim: set sts=2 sw=2: