On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 17:45:51 +0300 Reco <recovery...@enotuniq.net> wrote:
> Hi. > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 10:19:01AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > > On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 17:02:22 +0300 > > Reco <recovery...@enotuniq.net> wrote: ... > > > Indeed. Switch back to fetchmail, because the less you're depending on > > > python and the software that uses it - the better ;) > > > > Here's the getmail author's opinion of why getmail is preferable to > > fetchmail: > > > > http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/faq.html#faq-about-why > > > > Doubtless opinionated, and certainly dated, but would you or anyone > > else here care to comment? > > It boils down to two things: > > 1) Configuration of fetchmail is teh hard. > > If I have to choose between hard-to-configure software and will-cease-to > function software - I always go with the first variety. YMMV. > > > 2) Fetchmail is insecure, getmail is bulletproof. > > As [1] and [2] show us - it's true somewhat. fetchmail has 5 times more > known vulnerabilities than getmail. > Problem with such numbers approach is - last reported CVE for fetchmail > is dated 2012, and for getmail it's 2014. I.e. both can be considered > secure enough in this regard. ... Thanks. Celejar