- * Daemon mode -- fetchmail can be run in background to poll
- one or more hosts at a specified interval.
-
- * From:, To:, Cc:, and Reply-To: headers are rewritten so that
- usernames relative to the fetchmail host become fully-qualified
- Internet addresses. This enables replies to work correctly.
- (Would be unique to fetchmail if I hadn't added it to fetchpop.)
-
- * Strict conformance to relevant RFCs and good debugging options.
- You could use fetchmail to test and debug server implementatations.
-
- * Carefully written, comprehensive and up-to-date man page describing
- not only modes of operation but also (**) how to diagnose the most
- common kinds of problems and what to do about deficient servers
-
- * Rugged, simple, and well-tested code -- the author relies on it
- every day and it has never lost mail, not even in experimental
- versions.
-
- * Large user community -- fetchmail has a large user base (the
- author's beta list includes over a hundred fifty people). This
- means feedback is rapid, bugs get found and fixed rapidly.
-
-The fetchmail code appears to be stable and free of bugs affecting
-normal operation (that is, retrieving from POP3 or IMAP in single-drop
-mode and forwarding via SMTP to sendmail). It will probably undergo
-substantial change only if and when support for a new retrieval
-protocol or authentication mode is added. See the distribution files
-NEWS for detailed information on recent changes and NOTES for design
-notes.
-
-You can easily fetch the latest version of fetchmail via FTP from the
-following FTP directory:
-
- ftp://ftp.ccil.org/pub/esr/fetchmail
-
-Or you can get it from Eric's home page:
-
- http://www.ccil.org/~esr
-
-Just chase the link to Eric's Freeware Collection. Besides fetchmail, it
-includes a tasty selection of Web authoring tools, programmer's aids,
-graphics libraries, compilers for bizarre languages, games, and
-miscellaneous interesting hacks. Enjoy!
-
- -- esr