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Re: Fetchmail and Gmail



Hi all,
could anyone explain to me why fetchmail is needed in the first place?
>From user's point of view it is something "additional". Instead of
configuring mail setup in single place (MUA, mail program), one has to
set it up both in MUA (retrieve mail from local mail box) and
fetchmail configuration file. The latter (IMHO) has very limited
functionality of password encryption handling, no gui integration - it
is needed to launch text editor to edit specific file...
Does this setup have any advantages? It is counterintuitive and non
ergonomic, isn't it?
Are there any mail programs which allow seamless integration with
fetchmail/getmail?

Regards,
Robert


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