Getmail

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getmail
Author:	Charles Cazabon
Initial release:	1998
Latest release:	4.7.6 / August 8, 2007
OS:	Linux, Unix, Posix
Genre:	E-mail
License:	GNU General Public License v2
Website:	[1]

getmail is a simple mail retrieval agent intended as a replacement for fetchmail, implemented in Python. It can retrieve mail from POP3, IMAP4 and Standard Dial-up POP3 Service servers, with or without SSL. It supports simple and domain (multidrop) mailboxes, mail filtering via any arbitrary program, and supports a wide variety of mail destination types, including mboxrd, maildir, and external arbitrary mail delivery agents.

Getmail has yet to suffer from a remote exploit.^[1]

Getmail is free software and is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2. It is written and maintained by Charles Cazabon.

External links

getmail homepage
Getmail for Windows a separately developed proprietary software package by the same name.

References

1. ^ Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures report for getmail. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.

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