Fetchmail
Remote mail retrieval and forwarding utility
Fetchmail is a full-featured remote mail retrieval and forwarding utility that downloads mail from POP3, IMAP, and other servers and delivers it to a local SMTP listener or mailbox. It is a staple of self-hosted mail setups.
Key features
- Retrieves mail from remote servers
- Supports POP3, IMAP, and more
- Long-standing self-hosted staple
Strengths
- Released under the GPL-2.0 license
- Written in C
- Tiny footprint — runs in 32 MB RAM
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