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4. Multidrop

Multidrop is used when one mailbox in the server is used to accumulate mail for more than one person. Fetchmail gets the mail in the mail box and tries to determine who the receipients are.

Please note that multidrop does not work well in many situations. Especially with mailing lists. If multidrop must be used then protocol ETRN should be used. ETRN is a protocol which asks sendmail in the mail server to make a direct connection to sendmail in this computer in order to transfer mail directly.


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