Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Mail client recommendation?

[Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz>]

On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:40:48 +0200
Alexander Skwar wrote:

> j.romildo@gmail.com schrieb:
> > On Sun, Aug 06, 2006 at 08:54:44AM +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> >> On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 18:18:02 -0700, Grant wrote:
> >> 
> >> > Which mail client do you guys use?  I'm looking for something
> >> > lightweight.  I use xfce4.
> >> 
> >> sylpheed-claws
> > 
> > Does sylpheed-claws work with mail folders in the mbox format?
> > 
> > If so, can sylpheed-claws and mutt be used to read the same mbox mail
> > format? I mean, when in text mode I want to use mutt. But in a graphical
> > environment I would use sylpheed-claws. But I wouldn't use both at the
> > same time. Can one see the marked as read messages from the other?
> 
> Should work, but I'd suggest to switch to Maildir format. There's
> no risk in accessing the same mail folder at the same time with
> numerous clients. Both mutt and sylpheed support Maildir.
> 
> Alexander Skwar

My recommendation is setting up an imap server and accessing your emails
with whatever client comes to hand. Divorce the mbox/maildir
storage choice  from your client.



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