Re: A rookie's query: Want to about Debian and the related
On 20131201_175408, AP wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 9:51 PM, Ralf Mardorf
> <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net> wrote:
>
> > I guess I will test it this weekend or within the next month. But I also
> > will test KMail on different installs. I'm undecided what DE I will use
> > in the future and also what MUA. For me it's important that I can use
> > the same DE and MUA when switching a distro. I'm not fixed to a
> > distribution, DE or MUA, I simply use what will fit best to my needs. I
> > just don't want to switch too much at the same time, assumed there
> > should be the need to do that. Switching the distro and MUA very seldom
> > happened in the last ten years, but unfortunately I had to switch the DE
> > too often for my taste.
>
> Okay.
>
> > IMO you simply should install several mail clients and keep the mails on
> > the server after downloading them, so you could test several MUAs
> > without loosing Emails, or without having to worry that you unintended
> > download some mails duplicated. If such an issue happens you simply can
> > delete the MUAs mail folder. Once you know what MUA is the best one for
> > you, you only should use that one and then it's no risk to delete the
> > mails after receiving.
>
> Well, but I really don't have much time to install each and everything
> and then to decide. But IMO, it would be fine if I install just anyone
> and then see its effects for one-two months and then do the same
> process with other client....though it seems typical too......! But I
> see how to accomplish this....!
>
> > MUAs could behave different depending to the usage of IMAP or POP, you
> > perhaps should test this too.
>
> Oh.
>
> > Don't believe a claim that something should be the best MUA, that are
> > just our opinions for the way we use MUAs. You should read about
> > advantages and drawbacks of mail directory formats, IMAP, POP and then
> > verify it on your own ;).
>
> Correct but at least if some particular MUA is used by several people
> (more than any other MUA is used by some people) then the particular
> MUA is worthy of use. Though I think it could be either of Thunderbird
> or Evolution or KMail....but I am not sure which one is used widely
> and by maximum no. of people.
>
The world is a complicated place. A counter argument to your 'maximum
no. of people' is: Look for MUA that is truly outside the mainstream
of usage because it will have the least number of phishers attacking
you.
HTH ;-)
--
Paul E Condon
pecondon@mesanetworks.net
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