Re: help with starting bbdb3
Thanks for all the info and comparisons Stephen. I do appreciate it.
I've used mutt for a number of years, but now have to have Windows
running. Yes, I did specify text based, but I can use VM or gnus. What
I want is a separate email program that's just mine. I get a lot of
maillist mail and don't want others opening email program.
My problem is having to learn a new program and then learning lisp
stuff too, but if VM is easy to set up, I'll take a look at it :)
Thanks again.
However, still trying to figure out how to get it all working :)
On 9/15/13, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> Carson Chittom writes:
> > Michael writes:
>
> > > I need a text email client for both unix type os and Windows and
> > > that has a good address database. Gnus seems hard to set up, so
> > > thot I would try Rmail and bbdb.
> >
> > I have nothing bad to say against Rmail,
>
> It may not matter, since the OP specified a *text* client, but Rmail's
> support for MIME was nearly non-existent until recently, and is still
> weak. If you get mail with non-ASCII characters (including smileys
> and other symbols) and need to compose the same, if you need to send
> attachments, Gnus and VM are both more flexible, and may be more
> standard-conforming.
>
> Also, RMail is really "bare bones" in general. It doesn't support
> "personalities", which allow you to customize settings for replies
> automatically depending on characteristics of the OP. If you switch
> among roles (eg, "boss", "customer relations", "vendor relations") in
> your email, this can be very useful. Both Gnus and VM do. RMail
> doesn't support flexible folder management and autoarchiving. Both
> Gnus and VM do. I don't think RMail supports IMAP and other "remote"
> folders. Both Gnus and VM do. The list goes on.
>
> > but, for the record, a very basic Gnus setup is merely setting
> > gnus-select-method in ~/.gnus to one of the backends. So, for
> > example to read the standard mbox file, you'd do
> >
> > (setq gnus-select-method '(nnmbox ""))
>
> VM's setup is even easier; do nothing. On the other hand, you have to
> download it from elsewhere. Gnus support for mail standards (such as
> MIME) is better than VM's, but Gnu's underlying "everything is a
> newsgroup" model, not to mention idiosyncratic vocabulary ("select
> method" is just a start) can be more than a little disconcerting.
> Also, VM requires substantially less technical knowledge to set up
> as a mail client because it doesn't know anything about netnews.
>
> VM home: https://launchpad.net/vm
>
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Re: help with starting bbdb3
Michael writes: > Is there a bbdb list for newbies on how to get started using bbdb or an IRC > channel? This would be the mailing list; there's not a separate one for newbies. You could ask on #emacs on irc.freenode.net as well. > I need a text email client for both unix type os and Windows and that has a > good address database. Gnus seems hard to set up, so thot I would try Rmail > and bbdb. I have nothing bad to say against Rmail, but, for the record, a very basic Gnus setup is merely setting gnus-select-method in ~/.gnus to one of the backends. So, for example to read the standard mbox file, you'd do (setq gnus-select-method '(nnmbox "")) -- LIMITED TIME SALE - Full Year of Microsoft Training For Just $49.99! 1,500+ hours of tutorials including VisualStudio 2012, Windows 8, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, MVC 4, more. BEST VALUE: New Multi-Library Power Pack includes Mobile, Cloud, Java, and UX Design. Lowest price ever! Ends 9/20/13. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58041151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ bbdb-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bbdb-info BBDB Home Page: http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/
Re: help with starting bbdb3
I have a version packaged for Debian in the branch debian-v3.x in git:// github.com/barak/bbdb3, it would be great if you'd try it. Reports of problems particularly welcome. If there are instructions to make it easier for users to get started, and they amount to startup code, I'd be happy to include them in the site-init file. If just text, but Debian-specific, they could be included in the package doc directory in README.Debian -- LIMITED TIME SALE - Full Year of Microsoft Training For Just $49.99! 1,500+ hours of tutorials including VisualStudio 2012, Windows 8, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, MVC 4, more. BEST VALUE: New Multi-Library Power Pack includes Mobile, Cloud, Java, and UX Design. Lowest price ever! Ends 9/22/13. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=64545871&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk___ bbdb-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bbdb-info BBDB Home Page: http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/
help with starting bbdb3
I have emacs23 on Debian testing, and also downloaded and installed bbdb3. Is there a bbdb list for newbies on how to get started using bbdb or an IRC channel? I need a text email client for both unix type os and Windows and that has a good address database. Gnus seems hard to set up, so thot I would try Rmail and bbdb. I have about 250 megs of new messages that I would like to go through and build a new database. In the past, I used abook and lbdb. Thanks for any help -- LIMITED TIME SALE - Full Year of Microsoft Training For Just $49.99! 1,500+ hours of tutorials including VisualStudio 2012, Windows 8, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, MVC 4, more. BEST VALUE: New Multi-Library Power Pack includes Mobile, Cloud, Java, and UX Design. Lowest price ever! Ends 9/22/13. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=64545871&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk___ bbdb-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bbdb-info BBDB Home Page: http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/
