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= fetchmail =

== Availability and IPv6 support ==

|| '''Name''' || '''IPv6 support''' || '''Supported operating systems''' ||
|| [[http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/fetchmail/|fetchmail]] || included || UNIX, Linux, [[http://www.freshports.org/search.php?query=fetchmail|*BSD]] ||

== Description ==

Fetchmail is a full-featured IMAP/POP2/POP3/APOP/KPOP client with easy  configuration, daemon mode, forwarding via SMTP or local MDA, and superior  reply handling.  It is used to handle intermittent email connections by  acting as a coupling that seamlessly batch forwards fetched mail from your  mail server to your local delivery system, allowing you to read your it  with your favourite mail user agent.  Fetchmail also includes useful spam  filtering and multi-user functions.  A typical use of fetchmail is to connect to your ISP's POP3 server,  downloading your mail into the INBOX on your local computer.  You may then  read the mail, offline if you want, using Pine, mutt, or any standard mail  user agent.  Fetchmail is the lineal descendant of and replacement for the old  popclient program.

== Comments ==





== Usage information ==

== Categories ==

CategoryApps, CategoryAppsmail

== Source of information ==

FreeBSD port collection