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Fetchmail

Fetchmail is an open-source software utility for POSIX-compliant operating systems which is used to retrieve e-mail from a remote POP3, IMAP, or ODMR mail server to the user's local system. It was developed from the popclient program, written by Carl Harris.

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License
GNU General Public License
Operating system
Unix-like
Original author
Eric S. Raymond
Repository
gitlab.com/fetchmail/fetchmail.git
Stable release
6.6.5 / 17 June 2026; 2 months ago (17 June 2026)
Type
Mail delivery agent

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Design

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Fetchmail

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples20
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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Fetchmail

Top relations

related to Design · 4
Fetchmail → By, Fetchmail's, It, MTA/Message
related to External links · 2
Fetchmail → Official, SourceForge
License · 1
Fetchmail → GNU General Public License
Operating system · 1
Fetchmail → Unix-like
Original author · 1
Fetchmail → Eric S. Raymond
Repository · 1
Fetchmail → gitlab.com/fetchmail/fetchmail.git
Stable release · 1
Fetchmail → 6.6.5 / 17 June 2026; 2 months ago (17 June 2026)
Type · 1
Fetchmail → Mail delivery agent
Website · 1
Fetchmail → www.fetchmail.info
is a · 1
Fetchmail → open-source software utility for POSIX-compliant operating systems which is used to retrieve e-mail from a remote POP3

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Important terminology

eric raymond mail open-source software design used agent operating system author local program written development getmail delivery website e-mail pop3

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FetchmailLicenseGNU General Public License1.00infobox
FetchmailOperating systemUnix-like1.00infobox
FetchmailOriginal authorEric S. Raymond1.00infobox
FetchmailRepositorygitlab.com/fetchmail/fetchmail.git1.00infobox
FetchmailStable release6.6.5 / 17 June 2026; 2 months ago (17 June 2026)1.00infobox
FetchmailTypeMail delivery agent1.00infobox
FetchmailWebsitewww.fetchmail.info1.00infobox
Fetchmailis aopen-source software utility for POSIX-compliant operating systems which is used to retrieve e-mail from a remote POP30.90text
maildir is not supported.It is a C program evolved by gradual mutation from an ancestor already written in C.Dan Bernsteininstance ofdelivering directly to mail folders0.80text
getmail creator Charles Cazaboninstance ofdelivering directly to mail folders0.80text
FreeBSD developer Terry Lambertinstance ofdelivering directly to mail folders0.80text
have criticized Fetchmail's designinstance ofdelivering directly to mail folders0.80text

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