getmail is a simple mail retrieval agent intended as a replacement for fetchmail, implemented in Python.[5] It can retrieve mail from POP3,[3]IMAP4,[5] 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,[3][6] and external arbitrary mail delivery agents.[5] Unlike fetchmail, getmail's Python foundation makes it nearly immune to buffer overflow security holes.[citation needed] It also has a simpler configuration syntax than fetchmail, but supports fewer authentication protocols. The software can also function as a basic mail delivery agent.[5]
The original getmail software requires Python 2, which is no longer supported. A fork named getmail6, which is not from getmail's original author, provides Python 3 support.
getmail, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, getmail, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Getmail news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message getmail is a simple mail retrieval agent intended as a replacement for fetchmail implemented in Python 5 It can retrieve mail from POP3 3 IMAP4 5 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 3 6 and external arbitrary mail delivery agents 5 Unlike fetchmail getmail s Python foundation makes it nearly immune to buffer overflow security holes citation needed It also has a simpler configuration syntax than fetchmail but supports fewer authentication protocols The software can also function as a basic mail delivery agent 5 getmailOriginal author s Charles Cazabon 1 Initial release1998 26 years ago 1998 Stable release5 16 October 31 2021 2 years ago 2021 10 31 2 Written inPython 3 Operating systemUnix like PosixTypeE mailLicenseGNU General Public License v2Websitepyropus wbr ca wbr software wbr getmail wbr 4 Getmail is free software and is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 1 It is written and maintained by Charles Cazabon 1 The original getmail software requires Python 2 which is no longer supported A fork named getmail6 which is not from getmail s original author provides Python 3 support Contents 1 See also 2 References 2 1 Bibliography 3 External linksSee also edit nbsp Free and open source software portal Mail retrieval agent fetchmail fdm OfflineIMAPReferences edit a b c Sill 2003 p 361 CHANGELOG Retrieved 2023 03 13 a b c Sill 2003 p 434 Orsini 2007 p 331 a b c d Orsini 2007 p 330 Back up Gmail on Linux with Getmail 17 March 2008 Bibliography edit Orsini Rob 16 January 2007 Rails Cookbook Recipes for Rapid Web Development with Ruby O Reilly Media ISBN 9780596554644 Sill Dave 19 September 2003 The qmail Handbook Apress ISBN 9781430211341 External links editOfficial website getmail6 fork nbsp This network related software article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Getmail amp oldid 1159879991, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
