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Fetchmail

remote-mail retrieval and forwarding utility
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Fetchmail

Summary

Fetchmail is a utility software[1]. Fetchmail draws 1,294 Wikipedia views per month (utility_software category, ranking #19 of 38).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fetchmail is the creator of Eric S. Raymond[3].
  • Fetchmail's instance of is recorded as utility software[4].
  • Fetchmail's instance of is recorded as console application[5].
  • Fetchmail's instance of is recorded as free software[6].
  • Fetchmail's instance of is recorded as fork[7].
  • Fetchmail's maintained by is recorded as Matthias Andree[8].
  • Fetchmail's maintained by is recorded as Eric S. Raymond[9].
  • Fetchmail's based on is recorded as popclient[10].
  • Fetchmail's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[11].
  • Fetchmail's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[12].
  • Fetchmail's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[13].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.3.26[14].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.1[15].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.15[16].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.16[17].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.17[18].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.18[19].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.19[20].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.20[21].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.21[22].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.22[23].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.23[24].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.24[25].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.25[26].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.26[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Fetchmail is the creator of Eric S. Raymond[3].

Why It Matters

Fetchmail draws 1,294 Wikipedia views per month (utility_software category, ranking #19 of 38).[2] Fetchmail has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Fetchmail is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Eric S. Raymond free software Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fetchmail_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Fetchmail}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fetchmail}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alpine linux package → fetchmail
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: fetchmail, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324977567|fetchmail (#324977567)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package"
  2. 28d ago · Genium · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 6.3.26, 6.4.1, 6.4.15 +40
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 6.6.7"
  3. 5w ago · Genium · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 6.3.26, 6.4.1, 6.4.15 +40
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 6.6.6"
  4. 15w ago · Genium · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 6.3.26, 6.4.1, 6.4.15 +40
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 6.6.5"
  5. 16w ago · Genium · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaces → —
    Operating system → Unix-like operating system
    Copyright license → GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later
    Creator → Eric S. Raymond
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 6.6.4"
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