getmail6 is a mail retriever for POP3, IMAP4 and SDPS accounts, forked from getmail v5.14 and adapted for Python 3 1. Its closest alternatives for retrieving mail are Fetchmail 2 and OfflineIMAP 3.
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- 1Welcome to getmail 6! | [“getmail6.org”]getmail6.org · read 2026-10-29
- 2Fetchmailfetchmail.info · read 2026-10-29
- 3OfflineIMAP community's websiteofflineimap.org · read 2026-10-30
For agents: the 10 actions behind this answer
· Getmail6 website read, tools not yet checked
The getmail6 website on github.io
· Fetchmail website read, tools not yet checked
The Fetchmail Project
· OfflineIMAP website read, tools not yet checked
OfflineIMAP community's website.
GetMessagesParams · Mailpit API verified and signed
List messages
get_attachment · herald-mail-app found in code, not yet checked
Retrieve a specific attachment from an email. Optionally save to disk. Requires the herald daemon.
mailatlas_get_document · mailatlas found in code, not yet checked
Get one stored MailAtlas document by id.
· Notmuchmail website read, tools not yet checked
google_get_email · thunderbolt found in code, not yet checked
Get full details of a specific Gmail message including body content and attachments
· MailCatcher website read, tools not yet checked
· Lamiral website read, tools not yet checked
Imapsync is an IMAP sync tool. It syncs all folders from one mailbox to another, both anywhere on the Internet or in your local network.
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