Re: fetchmail (package) for testing
On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 07:58:08PM +0200, lee wrote:
> Hi,
>
> searching for a package providing fetchmail for testing didn't show up
> any packages. What's the way to go?
Checking packages.debian.org confirms this.
> + use a replacement like getmail4
This will work if you have to get mail now (likely)
> + try installing the version from stable
This may or may not work, it doesn't seem to have any explicit version
number depends, but I can't gaurantee the packages in testing are named
the same.
> + wait for a version for testing
There is one in unstable, so if you can wait (unlikely) this may be the
best option.
> + get the source and compile myselfe
This will work, but I'd use the tools to build a debian package (sorry,
I don't have the URL for a how-to) so when a higher version comes along,
you get it automatically. (I've never tried this, but it seems like it
should work).
> Since I had some fun to find out how to configure fetchmail to use the
> correct addresses and have a working config, I don't like the idea of
> using a replacement. But if fetchmail is not to be available in Debian
> anymore, I'd try getmail4.
Fetchmail is still available in unstable, so it should hopefully filter
down to testing soon.
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Christopher Nelson -- chris@cavein.org
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