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Date:      Thu, 21 Mar 2002 20:43:06 -0600 (CST)
From:      hawkeyd@visi.com (D J Hawkey Jr)
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Favorite Mail App?
Message-ID:  <200203220243.g2M2h6d01771@sheol.localdomain>
In-Reply-To: <20020321191921.A25783_darkstar.bellsouth.net@ns.sol.net>
References:  <20020321203442.GA7042_foo31-146.visit.se@ns.sol.net> <20020321191921.A25783_darkstar.bellsouth.net@ns.sol.net>

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In article <20020321191921.A25783_darkstar.bellsouth.net@ns.sol.net>,
	ash@vectorstar.net writes:
> On Thursday 21 March Martin Karlsson wrote:
>> * Brendan McAlpine <bmcalpine@macconnect.com> [2002-03-21 13.46 -0500]:
>> > Hey everyone,
>>  
>> Hi.
>> 
>> > Iım not trying to start a flame war here, but I was wondering if the list
>> > could give me some recommendations on a good mail app.  I donıt have any
>> > special requirements, Iım just wondering what the majority of people are
>> > using.
>> 
>> Well, I can't speak for /the majority/; however I can recommend
>> Mutt. It's a console/xterm app and *highly* configurable.
> 
> I second that. 
> Mutt is great for managing mailing lists. It is also highly
> configurable, For example: I have a send hook that automatically
> appends a fortune(6) to outgoing messages.

And I third it.

>> It can be hard to get to know it, but it's most certainly worth the
>> effort.
> 
> definitely.

I'm no guru, but I tried it after not being a guru with elm, and I'm not
going back!

The box-stock config gets you running fast, but yes, it's rather like the
knews INN client; so many options, it can be a little intimidating.

THe only thing I wish it was better at was displaying those all-too-common
HTML-with-images mailings I get. But this could just be that I don't have
things set up right.

> Austin

Dave

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