How can I use fetchmail with SOCKS?

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Issue

  • How can I use fetchmail with SOCKS?
  • Why SOCKS configuration is ignored by fetchmail in RHEL6?
  • What are the configuration options for SOCKS proxy in fetchmail?

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
fetchmail-6.3.17-1.el6.x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
fetchmail-6.3.24-7.el7.x86_64

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