Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 14:00:03 -0500 From: Greg Lehey <grog@mojave.sitaranetworks.com> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>, Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com> Cc: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk>, Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Printing (was: i probably drew daemon's rage on myself) Message-ID: <19991113140003.23498@mojave.sitaranetworks.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9911122048280.64028-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from Jonathon McKitrick on Fri, Nov 12, 1999 at 08:48:54PM %2B0000 References: <382C78EB.65C0C71B@3-cities.com> <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9911122048280.64028-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Friday, 12 November 1999 at 20:48:54 +0000, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, Kent Stewart wrote: >> Jonathon McKitrick wrote: >>> >>> Well, then,let's get this started right! ;-) >>> Just what *is* the best unix mail client? I use pine, even though i know >>> it's for neophytes. Mutt seems like to much trouble unless you really >>> need threads. >> >> I check for a thread before I ever reply to an e-mail. I see far too >> many replies because people are processing the list mail serially. The >> problem is answered on Saturday but we see responses until the next >> Wednesday. This isn't bad but it does increases the noise level in the >> list. Correct. One of the recommendations in my weekly posting is to wait to see what other people have said. >> The problem with Ariel's e-mail, which prompted the original >> comment, is white space. You have it but he doesn't. I don't think >> that depends on the mail program but the operator. You need to make >> your replies stand out from the quoted material. When you don't use >> white space (a blank line), some one reading your reply can't tell if >> your response is a continuation of a folded line from Outlook Express >> or new material. I guess some mailer's make it easier than others. I >> don't use their defaults anyway and so it doesn't matter which one I >> use as long as I can sort by thread. >> > So you think mutt is pretty easy to use once you get the hang of it? Speaking for myself, definitely. I get about 800 messages a day, and I try to skim through them all. The threading makes it possible. It's also the reason why I will delete messages unread if the Subject: line doesn't catch my eye. > And worth the trouble as well? With a web-based or GUI mailer I would never get through the messages. The alternative would be to unsubscribe from a number of lists. Greg -- Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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