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Re: redhat5.0 CDs + fetchmail



Oron Peled writes:
 > >From fetchmail manual page:
 > 
 > BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY
 >  This  program is descended from and replaces popclient, by
 >  Carl Harris <ceharris@mal.com>; 

Those who are interested in how fetchmail grew out of popclient
and what the relationship between them is, can read Eric Raymond's
"The Cathedral And The Bazaar" (interesting in a more general
prospective, IMHO):

http://locke.ccil.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-paper.html

Oleg Goldshmidt
goldshmt@netvision.net.il