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| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 14 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 18 deletions
@@ -1,15 +1,3 @@ - To-do list: - -At this point, the fetchmail code appears to be stable and free of -bugs affecting normal operation (that is, forwarding to SMTP using -POP3 or IMAP on a default port). It will probably undergo substantial -change only if and when support for a new retrieval protocol is added. - -Support IMAP4 extensions for secure challenge-response, once they're actually -standardized. - -Inflict severe pain on the person(s) responsible for removing LAST from POP3. - Release Notes: fetchmail-1.8 (Wed Oct 9 16:00:15 EDT 1996): @@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ been ported to QNX; to build under QNX, see the header comments in the Makefile. The fetchmail program was originally authored (under the name -popclient) by Carl Harris <ceharris@mal.com>. I, Eric S. Raymond, -<esr@thyrsus.com> took over development in June 1996. I subsequently +popclient) by Carl Harris <ceharris@mal.com>. Eric S. Raymond, +<esr@thyrsus.com> took over development in June 1996 and subsequently renamed the program `fetchmail' to reflect the addition of IMAP support. See the distribution files NEWS for detailed information on recent changes and NOTES for design notes. @@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ popmail-1.6 and upop. I learned from all of them, and fetchmail is a carefully-thought-out attempt to render obsolete every other program in its class. +The fetchmail code appears to be stable and free of bugs affecting +normal operation (that is, retrieving from POP3 or IMAP and forwarding +via SMTP to sendmail). It will probably undergo substantial change +only if and when support for a new retrieval protocol or authentication +is added. + Here are fetchmail's main features. Those unique to fetchmail are marked with **. @@ -70,10 +76,6 @@ with **. user base from Carl Harris's popclient community. This means feedback is rapid, bugs get found and fixed rapidly. -At this point, the fetchmail code appears to be stable and bug-free. -It will probably undergo substantial change only if and when support -for a new retrieval protocol or IMAP extensions are added. - You can easily find the latest version of fetchmail from Eric's home page: http://www.ccil.org/~esr |