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Getmail - Simpler replacement for fetchmail

'getmail' is intended as a simple replacement for fetchmail. It retrieves mail (either all messages, or only unread messages, or with other advanced options) from POP3, IMAP, or SPDS servers (with or without SSL) for one or more email accounts, and reliably delivers into a qmail-style Maildir, mbox file, or through arbitrary external MDA programs. 'getmail' has advanced support for domain (multidrop) mailboxes, mail filtering and classifying with arbitrary programs, built-in support for TMDA, and other features.

Obtaining

Web pagehttp://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-4/
Source tarball http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-4/getmail-4.0.1.tar.gz
Source information http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-4/documentation.html#obtaining
Version 4.0.1 (stable) released on 2004-07-26
Licensed under The GNU General Public License, Version 2.
This is not a GNU package.

Documentation
User intro available from http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-4/documentation.html#features
Support contacts

Help List<getmail@discworld.dnsalias.org>
Developer List<getmail@discworld.dnsalias.org>
Bug List<getmail@discworld.dnsalias.org>

Project contacts

Maintainers
Developers

Related information

Interfacescommand line
Programsgetmail_maildir MDA, getmail_mbox MDA
Source languagesPython
Use requirementsPython (v. 2.3.3 or later for getmail v.4, v. 1.5.2 or later for getmail v.3)
Related programsFetchmail

Entry information

License verified byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2001-01-23
Entry compiled byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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