* David (dbree@duo-county.com) [020823 12:45]: > I have been using KMail for some time on my Woody system. It seems to do > alright, but after following some of the threads, I have been considering > going to something like Mutt. In fact, I reinstalled Mutt and have been > experimenting with it. > > However, I'm not sure whether I need to make this change or not.. My > system is strictly a single-user one. I do have Exim installed, and it > handles in-system messages, but as of yet, don't have it configured to do > fetchmail/sendmail.. I simply deal directly with my POP server. And, > AFAICT, Mutt can download mail directly, from remote, but cannot send > there. Right. Mutt is not an MTA, and many mutt developers and users will tell you that no MUA should pretend to be an MTA. An MTA is a non-trivial component that is not easily integrated into an MUA without significant loss of functionality, you might hear. > So, would it be worthwhile for me to convert? One of the incentives is the > fact that Mutt is "modern" in the way it deals with inline attachements, Well, I've never used kmail, but mutt has always been good to me. If there's something kmail isn't doing for you that mutt is, give it a shot. There's no reason to abandon kmail while test-driving mutt, though. Give it a spin, and if you don't like it, go back. It's worth mentioning, though, that mutt really grows on you once you start tweaking it to your liking. If there's anything about your default install that you don't like, chances are you can easily change it so that you do like it. It really gets great when you get all your hooks set up and your views and bindings customized, and you start to wonder how you ever used anything else. For mutt configuration help, your best bet is probably the mutt users' mailing list at mutt-users@mutt.org . > etc.. and it appears that KMail isn't.. Also, if I do switch, would it be > best to let Exim do all the mail downloads as well as uploads, or would it Exim does not speak POP, neither as client nor server. It will not fetch your mail from another mailserver. > be just as well to let Mutt fetch the mail and simply let Exim send it? > Are there any advantages or disadvanteges in doing it either way? I find that the cleanest way to get my mail from a mailserver is a python program called getmail. Fetchmail is quirky at best, and getting it set up with your mailserver without borking headers and/or losing mail can be a daunting task. getmail, on the other hand, simply retrieves mail from your pop server and delivers it to a local mbox, maildir, or mda (i.e. maildrop or procmail). It's probably more like what you're used to seeing kmail doing. I've never used Mutt's POP functionality; getmail is robust enough and simple enough that it's the right tool for the job for me. good times, Vineet -- http://www.doorstop.net/ -- "Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes." -- E.W. Dijkstra
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