Re: t-bird vs filters to sort msgs

[gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net>]

On 12/11/22 10:00, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 09:51:05AM -0500, gene heskett wrote:
> > Greetings all;
> >
> > Nov 22 is the last time that about half my filters stopped working. I have
> > recreated 3 or 4, putting them at the top of filter list displayed, but they
> > don't work either.
> >
> > Is it time to learn a new to me but more stable emailer, like
> > alpine or such?
>
> A lot of us use mutt - command line email client that seems to mostly
> do the right thing when configured - and works well with included HTML
> if you add urlview. There are a whole lot of good email clients.
>
> alpine is, essentially, the grandchild of pine - so you may find you
> already know the interface from years ago.
>
> There are fewer and fewer users of Thunderbird, one way and another, and
> while upstream is still there, Thunderbird is a lot less prominent than
> it was.
I can see why, t-bird seems to have lost its direction with something 
else breaking at about the same pace as my laundry.

I'll take a look at mutt.  Thanks Andy.

> All best, as ever,
>
> Andy Cater
>
> > Cheers, Gene Heskett.
> > --
>
> With every good wish, as ever,
>
> Andy C.
>
> .
Take care and stay well.

Cheers, Gene Heskett.
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