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Date:      Fri, 9 Nov 2001 01:30:43 -0600
From:      Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>
To:        Jeremy Karlson <karlj000@unbc.ca>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Good Mail Programs 
Message-ID:  <15339.34339.76622.52913@guru.mired.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0111082310070.30941-100000@ugrad.unbc.ca>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0111082310070.30941-100000@ugrad.unbc.ca>

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Jeremy Karlson <karlj000@unbc.ca> types:
> Okay, I've just about had enough of Pine.  Mozilla is too slow.  Does
> anyone have any suggestions on good mail readers?  Requirements:

Well, I really like the emacs VM package. If you use emacs, you should
give it a look. If you don't use emacs, you probably should :-).

> - must support multiple mailboxes, both locally and remotely (via IMAP and
> POP)

Yup.

> - must be easy to sort / maitain mailboxes

Yup.

> - would prefer an X program, but am willing to settle for an excellent
> console app

With xemacs, you get X menus and a graphical toolbar. But it will also
work in a console. You can even have a mailbox open in an X
environment, and access it from a session logged into a console.

> - pleasant to use

Well, *I* think it's pleasant to use.

	<mike
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Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>			http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/
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