Re: A rookie's query: Want to about Debian and the related
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net> wrote:
> Since you're using KDE (IIRC), start with using KMail. If you should use
> a MUA based on something else, but Qt, you might experience theme and
> icon issues. Those issues can be solved, but then you need to install
> more dependencies than you might want to install and you need to learn
> more, than you want to learn at the beginning.
> The most important to know about dependencies is that KDE is based on Qt
> and much other software is based on GTK. GTK3 IMO has a special (bad)
> status, very common is GTK2 too. There are rumors about GTK3 I won't
> spread now and GTK2 is outdated.
> I don't like Kmail, but regarding to dependencies, it _seems_ to be the
> most reliable MUA.
> All MUAs do their job, all MUAs have advantages and drawbacks. The
> "philosophy" of Linux is self-responsibility, IOW you need to find out
> yourself what's good for you.
> You can use all of the mentioned MUAs.
> Kmail, Evolution, Sylpheed-Claws, Thunderbird/Icedove and Opera, they
> all are usable. Regarding to security there are other options, that are
> independent of the used MUA, e.g. encryption.
You concluded very well. I guess I must start with KMail because of
the K-factor (yes, I am on KDE). And then later can try Thunderbird
and Evolution. I just asked about Thunderbird with a bit more emphasis
because I just heard it here and there....with some priority....Well,
I didn't know about what that priority was.....But the bottom line:
use any one and then check. While sitting on Linux, I feel this is
very correct: "Linux is self-responsibility".
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