Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 19:12:52 -0700 From: Tim Gerchmez <fewtch@serv.net> To: Haavard Vaagstoel <havardjv@gudmund.vgs.no> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Need a tip - X equiv. of Eudora? Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19980624191252.00802350@mx.serv.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980624143124.259C-100000@arwen.myst.no> References: <3.0.5.32.19980623181617.007fe9c0@mx.serv.net>
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At 02:40 PM 6/24/98 +0200, Haavard Vaagstoel wrote: >Finally, none of these suggestions are running as X programs, though Pine >works rather well in a xterm window. Fetchmail is a command line program >(controlled by a .fetchmailrc file, or command line options), so a >graphical interface is not really necessary. I doubt you will find any >stand-alone pop client `under X'. Your idea is a good one (and intrigues me as well), but I *did* find a standalone pop client with some similarities to Eudora, so it pretty much takes care of the issue. On a single-user system like mine, not networked to any other PC's except via dialup to an ISP, it seems easier and more expedient to use a single program rather than a daemon to handle Email (except for system-sent mail, of course... but I can just use 'mail' to read that). The idea of using a fetchmail daemon that would allow any number of other programs to manipulate my Email is intriguing, however. BTW, why the quotes on 'under X?' Aren't I running "under" a particular visual environment when X is running? How would you have put it, if 'under X' doesn't sound right to you? Inquiring newbies want to know. -- My web site starts at http://www.serv.net/~fewtch/index.html - lots of goodies for everyone, have a look if you have the time. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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