> 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. Good. :) > 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. My system is also standalone. You configure Exim through 'eximconfig'. Here's a pattern. When sending mail: Mutt -> Exim -> ISP/POP server. Receiving mail: POP server -> fetchmail -> exim -> mutt. (any comments?) > So, would it be worthwhile for me to convert? Worthwhile, yes. > One of the incentives is the > fact that Mutt is "modern" in the way it deals with inline attachements, > 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 > 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? You use fetchmail to get your mails. Exim to send your mails. see above. -- Jan Michael C Alonzo http://dotdeb.150m.com Debian Reference Project http://qref.sourceforge.net MSDOS didn't get as bad as it is overnight -- it took over ten years of careful development. -- dmeggins@aix1.uottawa.ca
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