From owner-freebsd-newbies Wed Jun 24 19:26:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA24766 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 19:26:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mx.serv.net (mx.serv.net [205.153.153.234]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA24649 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 19:25:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from fewtch@serv.net) Received: from desktop-pentium (dialup511.serv.net [207.207.70.76]) by mx.serv.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id TAA18671; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 19:25:15 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980624191252.00802350@mx.serv.net> X-Sender: fewtch@mx.serv.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 19:12:52 -0700 To: Haavard Vaagstoel From: Tim Gerchmez Subject: Re: Need a tip - X equiv. of Eudora? Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: References: <3.0.5.32.19980623181617.007fe9c0@mx.serv.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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