# Install getmail6 Extensible mail retrieval system with POP3, IMAP4, SSL support. Version 6.19.12 via Homebrew; verified 2026-03-20. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:getmail6 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install getmail6 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install getmail6 ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: mail/getmail6/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add getmail6 ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: getmail6 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install getmail6 ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: getmail6 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install getmail6 ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: getmail6 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#getmail6 ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ge/getmail6/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:getmail6 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 6.19.12 - **Source summary:** Extensible mail retrieval system with POP3, IMAP4, SSL support - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-03-20T12:30:09Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - getmail (cli) - getmail_fetch (cli) - getmail_maildir (cli) - getmail_mbox (cli) - getmail (alias) - getmail_fetch (alias) - getmail_maildir (alias) - getmail_mbox (alias) ## macOS Provided Libraries - python ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 6.19.12 - Package-manager updated: 2026-03-20 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/getmail6/getmail6 - Upstream latest detected: v6.19.12 (current) ## Sicherheitshinweise narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** getmail6 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - getmail6 - 6.19.07-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: getmail6 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | mail retriever with support for POP3, IMAP4 and SDPS | https://getmail6.org/ - Nix - getmail6: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ge/getmail6/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - getmail6 - 6.18.13-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: getmail6 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | mail retriever with support for POP3, IMAP4 and SDPS | https://getmail6.org/ - apk - getmail6 - 6.19.12-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: getmail6 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | mail retriever with support for POP3, IMAP4 and SDPS | https://getmail6.org/ - apk - getmail6-doc - 6.19.12-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: getmail6-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | mail retriever with support for POP3, IMAP4 and SDPS (documentation) | https://getmail6.org/ - apk - getmail6-pyc - 6.19.12-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: getmail6-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for getmail6 | https://getmail6.org/ - dnf - getmail6 - 6.19.10-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: getmail6 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A mail retrieval, sorting, and delivering system | https://www.getmail6.org/ - MacPorts - getmail6: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: mail/getmail6/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - getmail: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: mail/getmail/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related Links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - 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[swaks](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/swaks/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, email, networking. - [checkdmarc](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/checkdmarc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, email, networking. - [dovecot](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/dovecot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, email, imap, networking, pop3. - [haraka](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/haraka/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, email, extensible, mail, networking. ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph