macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install fetchmaillocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPorts已验证 · 94%
sudo port install fetchmailMacPorts ports tree · mail/fetchmail/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%
sudo apk add fetchmailAlpine Linux edge package indexes · fetchmail · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian apt已验证 · 92%
sudo apt install fetchmailDebian stable package indexes · fetchmail · 来源: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnf已验证 · 92%
sudo dnf install fetchmailFedora Rawhide package metadata · fetchmail · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#fetchmailnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fe/fetchmail/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacman已验证 · 92%
sudo pacman -S fetchmailArch Linux sync databases · fetchmail · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypper已验证 · 92%
sudo zypper install fetchmailopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · fetchmail · 来源: download.opensuse.org
概览
软件包摘要
Client for fetching mail from POP, IMAP, ETRN or ODMR-capable servers
历史
项目历史与用法
fetchmail is one of the classic Unix mail-retrieval tools: it polls remote POP, IMAP, ETRN, or ODMR-capable servers and forwards mail into the local delivery system. Its normal role is not to replace a mail user agent, but to bridge remote mailboxes into local SMTP, LMTP, or MDA workflows so existing Unix mail filters, aliases, and readers can operate as though the mail arrived locally.
The project is historically significant beyond mail retrieval because Eric S. Raymond used fetchmail development as the case study for The Cathedral and the Bazaar. That made the package part of open-source culture as well as part of the Unix networking toolbox.
项目历史
Fetchmail began as popclient, written by Carl Harris. In 1996 Eric S. Raymond took over maintenance, added IMAP support, and renamed the program fetchmail. The official site records a later 2004 handoff to a team led by Rob Funk, Graham Wilson, and Matthias Andree, with Sunil Shetye credited for later important code contributions.
The current project continues under the fetchmail name with official source repositories on GitLab and SourceForge. The FAQ notes the modern branch layout, including stable and development branches, and the README describes a codebase that remains portable Unix C while progressively updating compiler, TLS, and build requirements.
采用历史
Fetchmail spread with the dialup and small-site Unix era, where machines often had intermittent connectivity or dynamic IP addresses and needed to collect mail from an ISP mailbox. Official documentation still describes this target plainly: remote mail retrieval over on-demand TCP/IP links, followed by forwarding into local delivery.
The project also became a cultural reference point. The FAQ says Raymond treated fetchmail development as a sociological experiment testing claims about the Linux development model, and that the resulting Cathedral and the Bazaar paper was presented at Linux Kongress '97 and other conferences before influencing wider open-source discussion.
Modern adoption is quieter but still real. The official home page reports a SourceForge Open Source Excellence award in 2024 after reaching 100,000 downloads from SourceForge, explicitly noting that this excludes distribution packages, mirrors, and earlier hosting.
使用方式
A typical fetchmail setup creates a ~/.fetchmailrc file describing one or more polls, keeps that file private with mode 0600, and lets fetchmail retrieve messages by POP or IMAP before handing them to a local SMTP listener, LMTP listener, or MDA. The manual also documents alternate config locations through HOME_ETC and FETCHMAILHOME.
Fetchmail's long tail is in protocol edge cases: it supports POP3, IMAP variants, ETRN, ODMR, multiple authentication methods, TLS options, daemon polling, single-drop and multidrop modes, and .netrc-based credential lookup. The FAQ repeatedly steers users toward keeping policy decisions, filtering, and complex routing in adjacent Unix tools when they are better suited there.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
For package nerds, fetchmail is the sort of tool that explains why old Unix packages have sprawling configure scripts, man pages, FAQ sections, security advisories, and distro patches: it sits at the crossing of network protocols, TLS libraries, local MTAs, dotfile permissions, daemon behavior, and decades of mail-server quirks.
It is also an artifact of a particular packaging culture. A small command-line daemon, a strict run-control file, SourceForge/GitLab hosting, long-lived stable branches, and a public security history make fetchmail a useful reference point for how mature infrastructure utilities survive after their original mainstream use case becomes less fashionable.
时间线
- Pre-1996: Carl Harris writes popclient, fetchmail's predecessor.
- 1996: Eric S. Raymond takes over, adds IMAP support, and renames the program fetchmail.
- 1997: The Cathedral and the Bazaar paper based on fetchmail development is presented at Linux Kongress '97.
- 2004: A new maintenance team led by Rob Funk, Graham Wilson, and Matthias Andree takes over.
- 2020: The FAQ records branch-name changes and the absence of a master branch after June 21, 2020.
- 2024: SourceForge recognizes fetchmail for reaching 100,000 downloads from the SourceForge site.
- 2025-2026: The 6.5 and 6.6 release lines update compiler, TLS, SMTP, IMAP, and security behavior while keeping fetchmail in active maintenance.
Related projects
- Related and competing tools listed by the project include fdm, getmail, getmail6, animail, GetLive, and mailfilter; fetchmail also depends operationally on local SMTP/LMTP listeners, MDAs, and mail user agents such as mutt.
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安全态势
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安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 6 个平台目标。
- 安装时包含 1 个运行时依赖。
- 构建元数据列出 1 个构建依赖。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.fetchmailrc$HOME_ETC/.fetchmailrc$FETCHMAILHOME/fetchmailrc
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.fetchmailrc~/.netrc
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
fetchmail | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
fetchmailconf | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-07-25
管理器版本6.6.6
管理器更新时间2026-06-25
本地数据OK
上游not checked
检测到的最新版本未检测到
- 信息Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.fetchmail.info/none 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:fetchmail |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 6.6.6 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fetchmail |
| 主页 | https://www.fetchmail.info/ |
| 仓库 | https://gitlab.com/fetchmail/fetchmail |
| 上游文档 | https://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-FAQ.html |
| 许可证 | LGPL-2.1-or-later AND ISC AND BSD-3-Clause AND LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain AND (GPL-2.0-or-later WITH openvpn-openssl-exception) |
| 源码归档 | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/fetchmail/branch_6.6/fetchmail-6.6.6.tar.xz |
| 最后更新 | 2026-06-25T00:11:34Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| 依赖 | openssl@3 |
| 构建依赖 | pkgconf |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | fetchmail |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Debian apt95%
fetchmail 6.4.39-1
SSL enabled POP3, APOP, IMAP mail gatherer/forwarder
sudo apt install fetchmail- Section: mail
- Architecture: amd64
- 9 依赖
- 1 提供
- 5 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Fetchmail
Nix95%
fetchmail
nix profile install nixpkgs#fetchmail- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Fetchmail
Ubuntu apt95%
fetchmail 6.4.38-1ubuntu4
SSL enabled POP3, APOP, IMAP mail gatherer/forwarder
sudo apt install fetchmail- Section: mail
- Architecture: amd64
- 9 依赖
- 1 提供
- 5 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Fetchmail
apk95%
fetchmail 6.6.1-r1
remote-mail retrieval and forwarding utility
sudo apk add fetchmail- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH OpenSSL-Exception AND Public-Domain
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: fetchmail
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Fetchmail
apk95%
fetchmail-doc 6.6.1-r1
remote-mail retrieval and forwarding utility (documentation)
sudo apk add fetchmail-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH OpenSSL-Exception AND Public-Domain
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: fetchmail
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Fetchmail
apk95%
fetchmail-openrc 6.6.1-r1
remote-mail retrieval and forwarding utility (OpenRC init scripts)
sudo apk add fetchmail-openrc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH OpenSSL-Exception AND Public-Domain
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: fetchmail
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Fetchmail
apk95%
fetchmailconf 6.6.1-r1
GUI for generating fetchmail configuration files
sudo apk add fetchmailconf- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH OpenSSL-Exception AND Public-Domain
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: fetchmail
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Fetchmail
dnf95%
fetchmail 6.6.4-1.fc45
A remote mail retrieval and forwarding utility
sudo dnf install fetchmail- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: fetchmail
- 7 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Fetchmail
pacman95%
fetchmail 6.6.4-1
A remote-mail retrieval utility
sudo pacman -S fetchmail- License: GPL
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 依赖
- 1 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Fetchmail
zypper95%
fetchmail 6.6.1-3.1
Full-Featured POP and IMAP Mail Retrieval Daemon
sudo zypper install fetchmail- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: fetchmail
- 12 依赖
- 4 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Fetchmail
zypper95%
fetchmailconf 6.6.1-3.1
Fetchmail Configuration Utility
sudo zypper install fetchmailconf- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: fetchmail
- 5 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Fetchmail
MacPorts95%
fetchmail
sudo port install fetchmail- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Fetchmail
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