Re: [GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

2019-11-16 Thread mwilson--- via talk

> Although there are many other equally great hosting services out there, I
> am happy I chose to use
>
> www.siteground.com

I've been going through Toronto based vybenetworks.com, aka vex.net for
many years now.  I don't know how they compare on price.


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Re: [GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

2019-11-16 Thread Steve Petrie, P.Eng. via talk
Hi Karen,

I'm not sure if I fully understand your requirements.

But I myself went through a very long and arduous search for an email hosting 
service provider a few years ago, when AT&T shut down their email hosting 
service,

I decided to register my own domain name so that I would never ever again have 
to fo thorugh the huge task of notifying recipients of the change in my emaii 
address. And not go through the even more onerous task of upating numerous 
online services and forums where I am registered through my email address.

For sure you would be wise  to get away from an evil player like Google. Make 
competition work for you by going with a  large established provider, but not a 
monstrous monopoly like Google.

* * *
* * *

The task for me came down to finding a good reliable web hosting service that 
also offered email hosting.

Although there are many other equally great hosting services out there, I am 
happy I chose to use 

www.siteground.com

They are not the least expensive service but well worth the money I pay every 
month. Rock-solid reliable infrastructure and exceptionally literate and 
knowledgeable support team.

The spam filtering offered by Siteground as basic functionality works well for 
me. Never a false rejection of a legitimate email and very few 
spam-suspect-quarantined emails for me to handle.

Siteground provides a choice of three (3) HTML webmail user interfaces. I use 
RoundCube, the open source one, because I favour open source if at all 
possible. I use the Comodo Dragon web browser with RoundCube webmail interface, 
as Dragon seems to work better that Firefox.

Although I actually fetch all my emails via POP3 and keep them on my local PC, 
I also use the Siteground webmail interface as a backup and to help me with 
issues when MS Outlook Express on WIn XP mysteriously fails to fetch the 
occasional email via POP3.

I acces RoundCube webmail from an ancient Dell Win XP PC, using a slow dialup 
landline modem. The low screen resolution is not a problem. I'm somewhat 
sight-impaired so I zoom in a little for better readability. 

* * *
* * *

I am now working to migrate off the Win XP PC to a new PC running debian Linux.

Hope this helps.

Best Regards,

Steve

* * *

Steve Petrie, P.Eng.

Oakville, Ontario, Canada
(905) 847-3253
apet...@aspetrie.net

- Original Message - 
  From: Karen Lewellen via talk 
  To: Evan Leibovitch 
  Cc: Karen Lewellen ; GTALUG Talk 
  Sent: Friday, November 15, 2019 12:53 PM
  Subject: Re: [GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?


  Hi Evan
  I am using Pine to write this e-mail as Shellworld makes it available.
  Again, for this  gmail address , I prefer Google's front 
  end.
  I actually cannot add an extra client to this shell service as it 
  functions more  as an iSP.
  Thanks,
  Karen


  On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Evan Leibovitch wrote:

  > Hi Karen,
  >
  > I haven't done this in a while from a desktop, but the access from
  > Thunderbird etc to Gmail is not done through screen readers but rather the
  > venerable IMAP protocol which is supported.
  > https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7126229?hl=en
  > This is most commonly used by mobile, where there are a number of email
  > interfaces that people may prefer to Gmail's front end. Even Outlook for
  > Android supports this.
  >
  > From a low-graphics PoV I have to go back to my brain's archives, but there
  > are still readers out there that don't require a GUI. My old favourite
  > "Pine" is no longer under development but its successor and a few others
  > are.
  > https://fedoramagazine.org/3-cool-text-based-email-clients/
  >
  > HTH,
  >
  > - Evan
  >
  >
  >
  >
  > On Fri, 15 Nov 2019 at 11:25, Karen Lewellen via talk 
  > wrote:
  >
  >> sorry James, i did not realize you were using adaptive technology.
  >> May I ask how you will manage once Google, as they plan, block all third
  >> party  screen readers?
  >> Sorry if I seem frustrated, but I asked a very specific question, not to
  >> have   my choices dismissed because you do things differently.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> On Thu, 14 Nov 2019, James Knott via talk wrote:
  >>
  >>> On 2019-11-14 10:00 PM, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
  >>>>  I was going to just ask for alternatives to consider, but want to keep
  >> the
  >>>>  Linux element here as I mainly use a Ubuntu shell.
  >>>>  Now that google is making it  profoundly difficult reaching basic html
  >> in
  >>>>  low graphics environments, I may need a new home.  I prefer reading on
  >>>>  the web for this account, especially as I use it largely for research
  >>>>  needing to follow article links and work with file attachments.
  >>

Re: [GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

2019-11-15 Thread Karen Lewellen via talk

Hi Evan
I am using Pine to write this e-mail as Shellworld makes it available.
Again, for this  gmail address , I prefer Google's front 
end.
I actually cannot add an extra client to this shell service as it 
functions more  as an iSP.

Thanks,
Karen


On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Evan Leibovitch wrote:


Hi Karen,

I haven't done this in a while from a desktop, but the access from
Thunderbird etc to Gmail is not done through screen readers but rather the
venerable IMAP protocol which is supported.
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7126229?hl=en
This is most commonly used by mobile, where there are a number of email
interfaces that people may prefer to Gmail's front end. Even Outlook for
Android supports this.

From a low-graphics PoV I have to go back to my brain's archives, but there
are still readers out there that don't require a GUI. My old favourite
"Pine" is no longer under development but its successor and a few others
are.
https://fedoramagazine.org/3-cool-text-based-email-clients/

HTH,

- Evan




On Fri, 15 Nov 2019 at 11:25, Karen Lewellen via talk 
wrote:


sorry James, i did not realize you were using adaptive technology.
May I ask how you will manage once Google, as they plan, block all third
party  screen readers?
Sorry if I seem frustrated, but I asked a very specific question, not to
have   my choices dismissed because you do things differently.



On Thu, 14 Nov 2019, James Knott via talk wrote:


On 2019-11-14 10:00 PM, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:

 I was going to just ask for alternatives to consider, but want to keep

the

 Linux element here as I mainly use a Ubuntu shell.
 Now that google is making it  profoundly difficult reaching basic html

in

 low graphics environments, I may need a new home.  I prefer reading on
 the web for this account, especially as I use it largely for research
 needing to follow article links and work with file attachments.
 Any solid ideas?


I prefer using an email client such as Seamonkey or Thunderbird, to a
browser.  They work fine.

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Re: [GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

2019-11-15 Thread Karen Lewellen via talk

Hi, in context



On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Dhaval Giani wrote:


I am sorry, I don't have a suggestion for you. However, I did a  quick
search and couldnt find mention about Google blocking third party
screen readers. Do you have a link? I was not aware of it, and this is
certainly the wrong direction for accessibility and probably needs to
be spread about.
I   have requested solid  confirmation from Google accessibility, as 
frankly it is disturbing on several levels.
Still, what i have learnd so far is that come January, Google will block 
access to their products  for anything other than  their own tools, 
something called voice box for example  including with the use of chrome.
For example Jaws, which is a popular windows screen reader will be 
blocked.


 >

Beyond that, I am trying to understand your requirements, to make an
informed suggestion. Why is basic html getting hard to read? Does it
have something to do with the layout, or is it something deeper?

Deeper actually.
First google largely blocked the use of browsers  that  are low graphics, 
even those like links and elinks which are open source browsers that can be 
compiled with a form of JavaScript.
Google stated in a press statement circle  October 2018, that since only 
crooks turn off JavaScript,  they were justified in requiring  only 
JavaScript, as they define it, to sign into  a google account.

For example if you have an account and try visiting
mail.google.com/mail
In  say lynx if you have a copy, you will get the error.
Now, I have  more than one gmail account, the one with which I am having 
trouble though Is for me to use in more than one  place.  for example if I 
am doing research at the Toronto public library, those working with me 
send results there, I process files from other sources there as well.
I got to  the basic html edition of gmail for this account however via a 
bookmark set in my home machine setting for Lynx.
About three weeks ago, google shut down that door too, likely because I 
had not set html as the default, again so I could use the account when 
working with others.
the result is that I cannot sign into this account at all, using any of the 
combination of low graphics tools I  can access.
Google is now blocking any browser, even with JavaScript, that they 
consider not what they will support so to speak.

Does that make more sense?

I will share when I have more information about the third party screen 
reader block.

Thanks,
Karen




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Re: [GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

2019-11-15 Thread Don Tai via talk
I have used Yahoo mail, reading through a browser, which seems much less
graphics intensive than GMail. The issue is that Yahoo spam control is
nowhere near as good. And Yahoo was hacked a few years back. So while the
web interface is less graphics intensive, the email functionality is
inferior to GMail. I don't know if GMail still has a low graphics link.

On Fri, 15 Nov 2019 at 12:28, Karen Lewellen via talk 
wrote:

> I also said that I prefer reading on line, which clearly means not a
> client,  regardless of the various concepts comprising low graphics.
> I am seeking an alternative e-mail to a gmail address, one from a service
> with   an online browser method for reading.
>
>
>
> On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, James Knott via talk wrote:
>
> > No, I don't.  I didn't realize you were referring to that.  You simply
> said
> > low graphics, which could mean different things.
> >
> >
> > On 2019-11-15 11:24 AM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> >>  sorry James, i did not realize you were using adaptive technology.
> >>  May I ask how you will manage once Google, as they plan, block all
> third
> >>  party  screen readers?
> >>  Sorry if I seem frustrated, but I asked a very specific question, not
> to
> >>  have   my choices dismissed because you do things differently.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  On Thu, 14 Nov 2019, James Knott via talk wrote:
> >>
> >> >  On 2019-11-14 10:00 PM, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
> >> > >   I was going to just ask for alternatives to consider, but want to
> >> > >  keep the
> >> > >   Linux element here as I mainly use a Ubuntu shell.
> >> > >   Now that google is making it  profoundly difficult reaching basic
> >> > >  html in
> >> > >   low graphics environments, I may need a new home.  I prefer
> reading
> >> > >  on
> >> > >   the web for this account, especially as I use it largely for
> >> > >  research
> >> > >   needing to follow article links and work with file attachments.
> >> > >   Any solid ideas?
> >> >
> >> >  I prefer using an email client such as Seamonkey or Thunderbird, to
> a
> >> >  browser.  They work fine.
> >> >
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Re: [GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

2019-11-15 Thread Karen Lewellen via talk
I also said that I prefer reading on line, which clearly means not a 
client,  regardless of the various concepts comprising low graphics.
I am seeking an alternative e-mail to a gmail address, one from a service 
with   an online browser method for reading.




On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, James Knott via talk wrote:

No, I don't.  I didn't realize you were referring to that.  You simply said 
low graphics, which could mean different things.



On 2019-11-15 11:24 AM, Karen Lewellen wrote:

 sorry James, i did not realize you were using adaptive technology.
 May I ask how you will manage once Google, as they plan, block all third
 party  screen readers?
 Sorry if I seem frustrated, but I asked a very specific question, not to
 have   my choices dismissed because you do things differently.



 On Thu, 14 Nov 2019, James Knott via talk wrote:

>  On 2019-11-14 10:00 PM, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
> >   I was going to just ask for alternatives to consider, but want to 
> >  keep the

> >   Linux element here as I mainly use a Ubuntu shell.
> >   Now that google is making it  profoundly difficult reaching basic 
> >  html in
> >   low graphics environments, I may need a new home.  I prefer reading 
> >  on
> >   the web for this account, especially as I use it largely for 
> >  research

> >   needing to follow article links and work with file attachments.
> >   Any solid ideas? 
> 
>  I prefer using an email client such as Seamonkey or Thunderbird, to a 
>  browser.  They work fine.
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Re: [GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

2019-11-15 Thread Evan Leibovitch via talk
Hi Karen,

I haven't done this in a while from a desktop, but the access from
Thunderbird etc to Gmail is not done through screen readers but rather the
venerable IMAP protocol which is supported.
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7126229?hl=en
This is most commonly used by mobile, where there are a number of email
interfaces that people may prefer to Gmail's front end. Even Outlook for
Android supports this.

>From a low-graphics PoV I have to go back to my brain's archives, but there
are still readers out there that don't require a GUI. My old favourite
"Pine" is no longer under development but its successor and a few others
are.
https://fedoramagazine.org/3-cool-text-based-email-clients/

HTH,

- Evan




On Fri, 15 Nov 2019 at 11:25, Karen Lewellen via talk 
wrote:

> sorry James, i did not realize you were using adaptive technology.
> May I ask how you will manage once Google, as they plan, block all third
> party  screen readers?
> Sorry if I seem frustrated, but I asked a very specific question, not to
> have   my choices dismissed because you do things differently.
>
>
>
> On Thu, 14 Nov 2019, James Knott via talk wrote:
>
> > On 2019-11-14 10:00 PM, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
> >>  I was going to just ask for alternatives to consider, but want to keep
> the
> >>  Linux element here as I mainly use a Ubuntu shell.
> >>  Now that google is making it  profoundly difficult reaching basic html
> in
> >>  low graphics environments, I may need a new home.  I prefer reading on
> >>  the web for this account, especially as I use it largely for research
> >>  needing to follow article links and work with file attachments.
> >>  Any solid ideas?
> >
> > I prefer using an email client such as Seamonkey or Thunderbird, to a
> > browser.  They work fine.
> >
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Re: [GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

2019-11-15 Thread Dhaval Giani via talk
On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 8:24 AM Karen Lewellen via talk  wrote:
>
> sorry James, i did not realize you were using adaptive technology.
> May I ask how you will manage once Google, as they plan, block all third
> party  screen readers?
> Sorry if I seem frustrated, but I asked a very specific question, not to
> have   my choices dismissed because you do things differently.
>

Karen,

I am sorry, I don't have a suggestion for you. However, I did a  quick
search and couldnt find mention about Google blocking third party
screen readers. Do you have a link? I was not aware of it, and this is
certainly the wrong direction for accessibility and probably needs to
be spread about.

Beyond that, I am trying to understand your requirements, to make an
informed suggestion. Why is basic html getting hard to read? Does it
have something to do with the layout, or is it something deeper?

Thanks!
Dhaval

>
>
> On Thu, 14 Nov 2019, James Knott via talk wrote:
>
> > On 2019-11-14 10:00 PM, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
> >>  I was going to just ask for alternatives to consider, but want to keep the
> >>  Linux element here as I mainly use a Ubuntu shell.
> >>  Now that google is making it  profoundly difficult reaching basic html in
> >>  low graphics environments, I may need a new home.  I prefer reading on
> >>  the web for this account, especially as I use it largely for research
> >>  needing to follow article links and work with file attachments.
> >>  Any solid ideas?
> >
> > I prefer using an email client such as Seamonkey or Thunderbird, to a
> > browser.  They work fine.
> >
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Re: [GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

2019-11-15 Thread James Knott via talk
No, I don't.  I didn't realize you were referring to that.  You simply 
said low graphics, which could mean different things.



On 2019-11-15 11:24 AM, Karen Lewellen wrote:

sorry James, i did not realize you were using adaptive technology.
May I ask how you will manage once Google, as they plan, block all 
third party  screen readers?
Sorry if I seem frustrated, but I asked a very specific question, not 
to have   my choices dismissed because you do things differently.




On Thu, 14 Nov 2019, James Knott via talk wrote:


On 2019-11-14 10:00 PM, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
 I was going to just ask for alternatives to consider, but want to 
keep the

 Linux element here as I mainly use a Ubuntu shell.
 Now that google is making it  profoundly difficult reaching basic 
html in

 low graphics environments, I may need a new home.  I prefer reading on
 the web for this account, especially as I use it largely for research
 needing to follow article links and work with file attachments.
 Any solid ideas? 


I prefer using an email client such as Seamonkey or Thunderbird, to a 
browser.  They work fine.


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Re: [GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

2019-11-15 Thread Karen Lewellen via talk

No Howard,
I am looking for an alternative email platform comparative to 
mail.google.com, where I can reach access and work with e-mail in a low 
graphics environment.
that means with a  browser. links elinks both of which can incorporate 
javascripting  in  Linux, or lynx, which i use for almost everything else 
several times a day.
I subscribe to a shell service, with my website having another shell 
account there.  I cannot install a client here, nor add a third e-mail 
address  here.

Is that more clear?
Thanks,
Karen


On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Howard Gibson via talk wrote:


On Thu, 14 Nov 2019 22:00:43 -0500 (EST)
Karen Lewellen via talk  wrote:


Hi folks,
I was going to just ask for alternatives to consider, but want to keep the
Linux element here as I mainly use a Ubuntu shell.
Now that google is making it  profoundly difficult reaching basic html in
low graphics environments, I may need a new home.  I prefer reading on the
web for this account, especially as I use it largely for research needing
to follow article links and work with file attachments.
Any solid ideas?
Thanks,
Karen


Karen,

  Are you looking for email that runs in a shell?

  reaching = reading?

  I use the email client Sylpheed, which runs in a window, i.e. not in a shell. 
 It happily downloads gmail through POP.  Sylpheed generates email in plain 
text, but it is fairly good at reading email generated in HTML.  I have at 
least one contact who sends stuff in Microsoft TNEF format.  I save this in a 
temporary directory and use the command tnef (/usr/bin/tnef) to extract it.  I 
originally installed Sylpheed because it worked well offline.  Back in the days 
before wireless, this was absolutely necessary.  This still comes in handy.  
The send-later feature is also useful for those emails that require twenty four 
hours cooling time before sending.  Sylpheed uses mh (mail handler) format, 
rather than the more popular mbox format.  I think I would prefer mbox, but mh 
is extremely robust.  Sylpheed links nicely to your browser, and you can see 
those wierd HTML anchors correctly down at the bottom of the screen, e.g.

  http://www.cibc.iamafuckingasshole.biz";>http://www.cibc.ca

  If you must use a shell, I am pretty sure Alpine will download gmail through 
POP.  I have not used it lately.  I do not know how it handles HTML code, and 
HTTP links.

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Re: [GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

2019-11-15 Thread Karen Lewellen via talk

sorry James, i did not realize you were using adaptive technology.
May I ask how you will manage once Google, as they plan, block all third 
party  screen readers?
Sorry if I seem frustrated, but I asked a very specific question, not to 
have   my choices dismissed because you do things differently.




On Thu, 14 Nov 2019, James Knott via talk wrote:


On 2019-11-14 10:00 PM, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:

 I was going to just ask for alternatives to consider, but want to keep the
 Linux element here as I mainly use a Ubuntu shell.
 Now that google is making it  profoundly difficult reaching basic html in
 low graphics environments, I may need a new home.  I prefer reading on
 the web for this account, especially as I use it largely for research
 needing to follow article links and work with file attachments.
 Any solid ideas? 


I prefer using an email client such as Seamonkey or Thunderbird, to a 
browser.  They work fine.


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Re: [GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

2019-11-15 Thread Slackrat via talk
James Knott via talk  writes:

>
> I prefer using an email client such as Seamonkey or Thunderbird, to a
> browser.  They work fine.
>

I tried Blunderbird - once

Went back to Emacss/Gnus

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Re: [GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

2019-11-15 Thread Slackrat via talk
Karen Lewellen via talk  writes:

> Hi folks,
> I was going to just ask for alternatives to consider, but want to keep
> the Linux element here as I mainly use a Ubuntu shell.
> Now that google is making it  profoundly difficult reaching basic html
> in low graphics environments, I may need a new home.  I prefer reading
> on the web for this account, especially as I use it largely for
> research needing to follow article links and work with file
> attachments.
> Any solid ideas?
> Thanks,
> Karen
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Freeshell/SDF UNIX shell

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or: http://sdf.org/?signup

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Re: [GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

2019-11-14 Thread Howard Gibson via talk
On Thu, 14 Nov 2019 22:00:43 -0500 (EST)
Karen Lewellen via talk  wrote:

> Hi folks,
> I was going to just ask for alternatives to consider, but want to keep the 
> Linux element here as I mainly use a Ubuntu shell.
> Now that google is making it  profoundly difficult reaching basic html in 
> low graphics environments, I may need a new home.  I prefer reading on the 
> web for this account, especially as I use it largely for research needing 
> to follow article links and work with file attachments.
> Any solid ideas?
> Thanks,
> Karen

Karen,

   Are you looking for email that runs in a shell?

   reaching = reading?

   I use the email client Sylpheed, which runs in a window, i.e. not in a 
shell.  It happily downloads gmail through POP.  Sylpheed generates email in 
plain text, but it is fairly good at reading email generated in HTML.  I have 
at least one contact who sends stuff in Microsoft TNEF format.  I save this in 
a temporary directory and use the command tnef (/usr/bin/tnef) to extract it.  
I originally installed Sylpheed because it worked well offline.  Back in the 
days before wireless, this was absolutely necessary.  This still comes in 
handy.  The send-later feature is also useful for those emails that require 
twenty four hours cooling time before sending.  Sylpheed uses mh (mail handler) 
format, rather than the more popular mbox format.  I think I would prefer mbox, 
but mh is extremely robust.  Sylpheed links nicely to your browser, and you can 
see those wierd HTML anchors correctly down at the bottom of the screen, e.g.

   http://www.cibc.iamafuckingasshole.biz";>http://www.cibc.ca

   If you must use a shell, I am pretty sure Alpine will download gmail through 
POP.  I have not used it lately.  I do not know how it handles HTML code, and 
HTTP links.

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Re: [GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

2019-11-14 Thread James Knott via talk

On 2019-11-14 10:00 PM, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
I was going to just ask for alternatives to consider, but want to keep 
the Linux element here as I mainly use a Ubuntu shell.
Now that google is making it  profoundly difficult reaching basic html 
in low graphics environments, I may need a new home.  I prefer reading 
on the web for this account, especially as I use it largely for 
research needing to follow article links and work with file attachments.
Any solid ideas? 


I prefer using an email client such as Seamonkey or Thunderbird, to a 
browser.  They work fine.


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[GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

2019-11-14 Thread Karen Lewellen via talk

Hi folks,
I was going to just ask for alternatives to consider, but want to keep the 
Linux element here as I mainly use a Ubuntu shell.
Now that google is making it  profoundly difficult reaching basic html in 
low graphics environments, I may need a new home.  I prefer reading on the 
web for this account, especially as I use it largely for research needing 
to follow article links and work with file attachments.

Any solid ideas?
Thanks,
Karen

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