Re: mail vs. Mutt

[Andrius <pantor@painter-decorator.eu>]

Ron Johnson wrote:
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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.
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> ???
>
> > 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.
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> 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.

True, Mutt is really for these who wanna be a  *geek*-n00b.
But using simpliest UNIX command - sorry, it is not n00bish. To learn 
use mail need max hour. While for Mutt. you must devote yourself to 
become a mutant for a months.

Andrius