fetchmail size limits?

[R Kimber]

On Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:45:16 -0400
Rashkae wrote:

> As  each  message is retrieved, fetchmail normally delivers it via SMTP
> to port 25 on the machine it is running on (localhost), just as  though
> it  were being passed in over a normal TCP/IP link.  fetchmail provides
> the SMTP server with  an  envelope  recipient  derived  in  the  manner
> described  previously.   The  mail  will then be delivered according to
> your MTA's rules (the  Mail  Transfer  Agent  is  usually  sendmail(8),
>   exim(8),  or  postfix(8)).   Invoking  your system's MDA (Mail Delivery
>   Agent) is the duty of your MTA.  All  the  delivery-control  mechanisms
>   (such as .forward files) normally available through your system MTA and
>   local delivery agents will therefore be applied as usual.
> 
> If your fetchmail  configuration  sets  a  local  MDA  (see  the  --mda
> option), it will be used directly instead of talking SMTP to port 25.

Ah.  I see.  Many thanks.

- Richard
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Richard Kimber
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