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fetchmail README
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- * * * WARNING * * *
-
-This release contains untested features! It includes new code for Kerberos
-authentication and POP3 UID support, but my integration of these features
-required changes which have not yet been tested by the people who sent the
-enhancements.
-
-I'm issuing it to put paid to two minor but annoying bugs, in option
-processing and IMAP queries of multiple sites. For other changes, see
-the release notes in the NEWS file.
-
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-
fetchmail is a full-featured, robust, well-documented POP2, POP3,
APOP, and IMAP batch mail retrieval/forwarding utility intended to be
used over on-demand TCP/IP links (such as SLIP or PPP connections).
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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
+ not only modes of operation but also (**) how to diagnose the most
common kinds of problems and what to do about deficient servers
* Rugged, simple, and well-tested code -- the author relies on it
@@ -90,7 +76,11 @@ with **.
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:
+You can easily fetch the latest version of fetchmail via FTP from:
+
+ ftp://ftp.ccil.org/pub/esr/fetchmail-1.9.tar.gz
+
+Or you can get it from Eric's home page:
http://www.ccil.org/~esr