--- ../getmail/src/getmailcore/utilities.py	2013-09-01 04:11:31.000000000 +1000
+++ ./getmailcore/utilities.py	2016-03-26 17:22:08.173621990 +1100
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import getpass
 import commands
 import sys
+import shutil
 
 # hashlib only present in python2.5, ssl in python2.6; used together
 # in SSL functionality below
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@
 
     # Move message file from Maildir/tmp to Maildir/new
     try:
-        os.link(fname_tmp, fname_new)
+        shutil.copy2(fname_tmp, fname_new)
         os.unlink(fname_tmp)
 
     except OSError: