Fetchmail

remote-mail retrieval and forwarding utility
CreativeWork utility_software Q285939
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Fetchmail

Summary

Fetchmail is a utility software[1]. Fetchmail draws 21 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 image is recorded as Fetchmailconf01.png[4].
  • Fetchmail's instance of is recorded as utility software[5].
  • Fetchmail's instance of is recorded as console application[6].
  • Fetchmail's instance of is recorded as free software[7].
  • Fetchmail's instance of is recorded as fork[8].
  • Fetchmail's maintained by is recorded as Matthias Andree[9].
  • Fetchmail's maintained by is recorded as Eric S. Raymond[10].
  • Fetchmail's based on is recorded as popclient[11].
  • Fetchmail's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[12].
  • Fetchmail's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[13].
  • Fetchmail's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[14].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.3.26[15].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.1[16].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.15[17].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.16[18].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.17[19].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.18[20].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.19[21].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.20[22].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.21[23].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.22[24].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.23[25].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.24[26].
  • Fetchmail's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.25[27].

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Authorship and Creation

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

Why It Matters

Fetchmail draws 21 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 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . gitlab.com. Retrieved . gitlab.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Fetchmail. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/fetchmail
MLA “Fetchmail.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/fetchmail.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fetchmail_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Fetchmail}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fetchmail}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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