On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 07:53:20PM +0200, Ruben Pollan wrote: > On 09:11, Mon 21 Jun 10, Chip Camden wrote: > > On Jun 20 2010 08:28, Aryeh Friedman wrote: > > > I currently am using mail/thunderbird as my mail reader and it is just > > > doing the job very well (even with heavy use of filters).... I use > > > xfce4 on 8.1-PRERELEASE (updated and portmaster -Rafd'ed about 3 weeks > > > ago).... I am looking for a good replacement suggestions.... here are > > > the minimal features I need: > > > > > > * Gmail support > > > * Filtering (either internal or via external tool) > > > * Multiple accounts (2) > > > * Ability to send via local sendmail (my ISP blocks incoming port 25 > > > thats why I am using gmail) > > > * Handle over 1000 messages a day > > > * (optional) Plain text archives (unlike how Thunderbird does it) > > > > You can do all of the above with mutt. > > > > I'm a big fan of mutt, it's my main mail client since a couple of years. But > I'm > not sure if is a good replacement for someone use to thunderbird.
That really depends on the person, I think. I switched from Thunderbird to Mutt years ago, and I'm much happier now. Of course, most people aren't me. I guess the person seeking advice should make the decision (and maybe give us more of an idea of what would be a suitable replacement in this case). -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
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