Re: mail vs. Mutt
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On 02/15/08 12:10, Kelly Clowers wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 8:58 AM, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
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>> On 02/15/08 10:47, Andrius wrote:
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>>> Ron Johnson wrote:
>> >> On 02/15/08 10:07, Andrius wrote:
>> >>> Returning to the question about Mutt.
>> >>> Why to complicate a life when all mailing tasks perfectly can do simple
>> >>> command 'Mail'?
>> >>
>> >> What the hell does that mean?
>> >
>>
>>> That is reflections about what is best way to send and receive mail.
>> You're a n00b. Stop philosophizing and just start using a standard
>> GUI mail client that fits well with your desktop. KMail for KDE;
>> Icedove or Evolution for GNOME.
>
> I fail to see why not using "a standard GUI mail client" is n00bish.
???
> Advocating ever more basic systems for reading mail may be silly,
> (or may not be) but a n00b is unlikely to even know about mutt and
> mail.
He *wants* to be a geek. But the tenor of all his emails indicates
that he's (politely) a non-expert. That's *OK*. None of us were
weaned on Dennis Richie's teat.
But he can barely dog paddle and has dived into the deep end.
That's a recipe for failure and embitterment towards Linux.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals
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