- * 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 interpret 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 inherited a significant
- user base from Carl Harris's popclient community. This means
- feedback is rapid, bugs get found and fixed rapidly.
-
-You can easily find the latest version of fetchmail 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