Re: Email programs that work.
Hello Dimitry,
Am 2006-09-01 15:09:07, schrieb Dmitri Minaev:
> Dear Michelle,
> Still, there are some unpleasant problems I couldn't solve. The worst
> one was that Mutt downloads the whole message. That is, it does not
> support selective retrieval of MIME parts, AFAIU.
I do not know one single IMAP client which can do this...
Even under <brr>Windows</brr>
> Also, I haven't found a way to define new message flags (besides
> 'important'). And Mutt's address book really depressed me :/
I use my PostgreSQL :-(=)
> There are some things I don't understand about IMAP search in Mutt,
> but I didn't explore it extensively enough.
If you search IMAP, you must prefix "="
> This is generally correct, but how do you manage your filtering
> settings when your mail server is on a remote server, which is almost
> always the case with IMAP?
1) courier with webinterface?
2) scp and an editor?
3) OK, I am coding a tool named "tdmuttcourier"
which do this remotly over SSH...
> Modular approach has its advantages, but it leads to certain
> difficulties with too loosely coupled programs. Say, if we 'outsource'
> mail-related tasks like filtering, storing address book, message
> composition, etc., to other programs, we need a way to control and
> configure these tasks. I would prefer to use one place to control all
> these related tasks. Preferably, it should be done in the mail client.
<Ctrl>F opens my "tdmuttsettings"
(alpha phaseand under heavy construction)
<Ctrl>a open the Addressbook (PostgreSQL)
> I don't think this thread is a suitable place to discuss inflammable
> topics, like where the Unix way leads to (although I would like to
:-)
Talking about $WM, $MUA or $EDITOR ends always in a flamewar...
Thanks, Greetings and nice Day
Michelle Konzack
Systemadministrator
Tamay Dogan Network
Debian GNU/Linux Consultant
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