--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/fschmidt/util/mail/Pop3ServerPool.java	Sun Oct 05 17:24:15 2025 -0600
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package fschmidt.util.mail;
+
+// not thread safe
+public class Pop3ServerPool implements Pop3Server {
+	private Pop3Server[] servers;
+	private int current = 0;
+	
+	Pop3ServerPool(Pop3Server... servers) {
+		this.servers = servers;
+		setMailLimit(100);
+	}
+	
+	public void setLeaveOnServer(boolean b) {
+		for (Pop3Server server : servers) {
+			server.setLeaveOnServer(b);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public void setMailLimit(int maxMailCount) {
+		for (Pop3Server server : servers) {
+			server.setMailLimit(maxMailCount);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	// should be same for all
+	public String getUsername() {
+		return servers[current].getUsername();
+	}
+	
+	public void useSsl() {
+		for (Pop3Server server : servers) {
+			server.useSsl();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public void setDebug(boolean b) {
+		for (Pop3Server server : servers) {
+			server.setDebug(b);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public MailIterator getMail() throws MailException {
+		MailException ex = null;
+		for (int failed = 0; failed < servers.length; failed++) {
+			try {
+				return mailIterator(servers[current].getMail());
+			} catch (MailException e) {
+				ex = e;
+				nextServer();
+			}
+		}
+		throw new MailException("all pop3 servers failed", ex);
+	}
+	
+	private MailIterator mailIterator(final MailIterator itr) {
+		return new MailIterator() {
+			public boolean hasNext() throws MailException {
+				return itr.hasNext();
+			}
+			public Mail next() throws MailException {
+				return itr.next();
+			}
+			public void close() throws MailException {
+				try {
+					itr.close();
+				} finally {
+					nextServer(); // always switch to next server
+				}
+			}
+		};			
+	}
+
+	private void nextServer() {
+		current = (current < servers.length - 1) ? current+1 : 0;
+	}
+	
+}