glfs/basicnet/mailnews/fetchmail/fetchmail-intro.xml

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<title>Introduction to fetchmail</title>

<screen>Download location (HTTP):       <ulink url="&fetchmail-download-http;"/>
Download location (FTP):        <ulink url="&fetchmail-download-ftp;"/>
Version used:                   &fetchmail-version;
Package size:                   &fetchmail-size;
Estimated Disk space required:  &fetchmail-buildsize;</screen>

<para>The fetchmail package contains the fetchmail program. &quot;It
retrieves mail from remote mail servers and forwards it to your local
(client) machine's delivery system, so it can then be be read by
normal mail user agents.&quot; </para>

<screen>fetchmail depends on:
<xref linkend="openssl"/> and a local MDA (<xref linkend="procmail"/>).</screen>

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