Kevin Coyner wrote: > There are plenty of great email clients out there. But I like mutt > because:
Yes, there are -- and just not to let this thread be just mutt propaganda, let me comment as a KMail user (who used mutt for many years, so I know what I am talking about): > 1. It is infinitely configurable. KMail may not be inifinetly configurable, but I was able to replicate my pretty complicated mutt settings with it, and the result is much more maintainable (because some brutal hacks -- like pre-processing messages with procmail -- could be isolated to just few places, and the rest is obvious). > 2. I don't have to use a mouse. I can keep my hands on the > keyboard the entire time. The same. > 3. It is easy to use via ssh, which I do all the time. And > while you can use a GUI based email client remotely, the further > away you get from the server, the slower things become. Not > really a problem using ssh/mutt. OK, I would have to do ssh -X and the result wouldn't be the same, so this is a point against mutt. But I can love without it pretty happily. > 4. It handles news groups just fine with threads. The same. > There are pluses and minuses for all the email clients out there, > whether GUI or CLI. It really comes down to what you are > comfortable with. Amen. Matěj -- GPG Finger: 89EF 4BC6 288A BF43 1BAB 25C3 E09F EF25 D964 84AC http://www.ceplovi.cz/matej/blog/, Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 23 Marion St. #3, (617) 876-1259, ICQ 132822213 He has the attention span of a lightning bolt. -- Robert Redford -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]