On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:43:01 +0100 Polytropon <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:07:12 +0200, Ross Cameron > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Considering the wording of the original posting I HIGHLY doubt the OP would > > be willing to use PINE/MUTT/MAIL. > > > > So they hardly count,... 99% chances (my bet anyways) are that hey wanted a > > GUI app for this. > > In this case, out of the commonly used programs one could > be chosen, e. g. Thunderbird. But also lightweighter > applications such as Sylpheed or even KMail (when you're > already intending to use KDE) or Evolution (Gnome's > equivalent, if I remember correctly) is an option. > > Using fetchmail to get the messages _independently_ from > any MUA gives you the chance to test various applications, > or even use them in parallel, employing one and the same > mail data. Using the system's mailer (e. g. via SMARTHOST) > makes you fully independent from the traditional POP/SMTP > accounts _in_ the MUA. > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]" I agree about using Kmail with KDE; it is a well-designed mail program. However, using Kmail with Gnome was a horrible experience; it drags in and keeps starting up nepomuk and its friends, and chews up much of one's CPU capacity with apparently nothing to show for it. I switched to claws, which seems excellent. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
