Dwight Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > So I am very surprised to hear you say that you think Pine is clunkier than > mutt. I would welcome learning in what ways.
I cut my teeth on Pine and Pico. About a year ago, I started playing with mutt, and was quickly frustrated by the appearant complexity and non-intuitive interface, so I gave up. Six months later, I finally learned how to use vi instead of pico for everything, and realized that intuitiveness is a matter of perspective; you just have to be in the right frame of mind. Now it's hard for me to use pico (nano) for anything useful, let alone editing complex files. Once you become accustomed to mutt, the keybindings, making your own filters, et cetera, pine will become like a pair of training wheels; crucial at one time, but impossible to use now. Trust me, it's worth using for a week. I still don't use mutt because of the high volume of mail I receive and process every day at work. On the other hand, for my personal accounts, mutt is the only client I'll use willingly. There are also a number of tools on the interet to make configuring and extending mutt easier; check Freshmeat.net. -- -=|JP|=- Jon Pennington | Atipa Linux Solutions [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.atipa.com Kansas City, MO, USA | 816-595-3000 x1550