Re: Mailing list "reader"?

On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:18:44 +0100
Michelle Konzack <linux4michelle@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Andrei,
>
> Am 2006-01-21 19:59:16, schrieb Andrei Popescu:
>
> > Try not to use expressions like "the best". Especially in Linux there
> > is no such thing. It all comes down to what *your needs* are. And you
> > might trigger some flame-wars :)
>
> <flame>
> The best IS mutt. :-P
> No MUA can beat its performance...
> ...and since it support Server-side searches...
> </flame>
>
> :-P
>
> > I *prefer* Sylpheed-Claws-GTK2 because it's very fast and lightweight
> > (for a graphical mailer), has all the features I need and especially
> > the Reply works as it should for this list (it does List-Reply, unlike
> > Thunderbird).
>
> <flame>
> A MUA which is limited to X
> and need a bunch of resources
> </flame>
>
> Good morning/afternoon/evening/night
> Michelle Konzack
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I agree mutt is a great MUA, but not for the newbie. IMHO Sylpheed-Claws-GTK2 is the best compromise

Andrei
P.S. Anybody have a fire-extinguisher? :-)
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