Re: make mutt the `standard' mail reader
On Sun, 17 Jan, 1999, Steve Lamb wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Jan 1999 00:55:10 -0700 (MST), Bruce Sass wrote:
>
> >It looks like pine has a pretty loyal following,
> >in spite of it being handicapped...
>
> >Maybe this is the reason why:
> >(from a quick peek at the BTS ~30 min ago)
>
> Could you have formatted this just a bit better?
>
May I suggest the problem is at your end? This table came out formatted fine
on my copy of mutt, I wonder what e-mail program you are using?
X-Mailer: PMMail 99 Professional (2.10.0297) For Windows 95 (4.0.1111)
Yes well I though as much, that just about explains it doesn't it. Maybe a
real e-mail program would help. mutt, elm or pine?
> >number of bugs in ... elm-me+ pine mutt
> > ------- ---- ----
> >outstanding normal 0 0 7
> > wishlist 0 1 6
> >forwarded normal 0 2 9
> > wishlist 0 2 7
> >resolved normal 2 0 12
> > wishlist 0 0 3
> > --- --- ---
> > 2 5 44
> >
> >Which one(s) would you look at if you were going to stake your
> >reputation, or a portion thereof, by recommending a `standard'
> >piece of software?
>
> Well, let's take another angle. Which one is used the most? According
> to popularity contest, mutt(-i). That means that any bugs in mutt(-i) have
> a higher chance of being found. Which one also has the most active
> development? Again, mutt(-i). That means that it will, by its active
> development nature, have more bugs to be found... and have more bugs fixed.
>
> It is like comparing joe to jed. The former hasn't been developed in
> over three years and has one bug which may not even be related to it. OTOH,
> jed is in active development.
>
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