Re: Really stupid mutt question
Kevin Coyner wrote:
> There are plenty of great email clients out there. But I like mutt
> because:
Yes, there are -- and just not to let this thread be just mutt propaganda,
let me comment as a KMail user (who used mutt for many years, so I know
what I am talking about):
> 1. It is infinitely configurable.
KMail may not be inifinetly configurable, but I was able to replicate my
pretty complicated mutt settings with it, and the result is much more
maintainable (because some brutal hacks -- like pre-processing messages
with procmail -- could be isolated to just few places, and the rest is
obvious).
> 2. I don't have to use a mouse. I can keep my hands on the
> keyboard the entire time.
The same.
> 3. It is easy to use via ssh, which I do all the time. And
> while you can use a GUI based email client remotely, the further
> away you get from the server, the slower things become. Not
> really a problem using ssh/mutt.
OK, I would have to do ssh -X and the result wouldn't be the same, so this
is a point against mutt. But I can love without it pretty happily.
> 4. It handles news groups just fine with threads.
The same.
> There are pluses and minuses for all the email clients out there,
> whether GUI or CLI. It really comes down to what you are
> comfortable with.
Amen.
Matěj
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