[fetchmail]Re: Getmail

[Matthias Andree]

Timothy White <weirdo@tigris.org> writes:

> Matthias Andree wrote:
>> "Lucky Me" <neiman007@hotpop.com> writes:
>>
>>>Using Fetchmail 6.2.5
>> Are you still using fetchmail or have you switched to getmail instead,
>> given your post on that list an hour later?
>
> Just asking. Which do you guys think is better?

Matter of taste IMO.

> I use fetchmail because that's all I have ever used.
> I use the SSL version and download mail from POP and IMAP accounts.
> Is one faster than the other (not that it could be much faster on a slow 
> link)

I think fetchmail is faster. I tried getmail on a K6-2/350 with a 31200
bit/s modem link and it was awful. You may not care if you pay per
volume.

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Matthias Andree