From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 29 18:59:13 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D64D16A41C for ; Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:59:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bill@celestial.com) Received: from mail.mi.celestial.com (dagney.celestial.com [192.136.111.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BACC43D48 for ; Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:59:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bill@celestial.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.mi.celestial.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88CBC11EBD7; Wed, 29 Jun 2005 12:00:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.mi.celestial.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (alexis.mi.celestial.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 26929-02-6; Wed, 29 Jun 2005 12:00:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail.mi.celestial.com (Postfix, from userid 203) id 31B5B11EBD4; Wed, 29 Jun 2005 12:00:30 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 12:00:30 -0700 From: Bill Campbell To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050629190030.GA27912@alexis.mi.celestial.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <89EC9E45-E84E-4ED1-BB7C-A9B2A7B03274@todoo.biz> <200506291438.01068.ean@hedron.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <200506291438.01068.ean@hedron.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mi.celestial.com Subject: Re: Using unix mail with maildir format X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd@celestial.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:59:13 -0000 On Wed, Jun 29, 2005, Ean Kingston wrote: >On June 29, 2005 08:50 am, bsd wrote: >> Hello, >> >> >> Does anyone know if there is a way to read mail with unix "mail" >> program? > >The standard mail command only reads mbox formatted mail stores. > >> >> I've been using this program since couple of years and I am quite >> happy with It… >> I can't seem to find a shortcut to have It read maildir format… > >There is no shortcut. You would have to modify it yourself. Use a better character mailer, e.g. mutt. Bill -- INTERNET: bill@Celestial.COM Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ ``Liberals love to say things like, 'We're just asking everyone to pay their fair share.' But government is not about asking. It is about telling. The difference is fundamental. It is the difference between making love and being raped, between working for a living and being a slave.'' Dr. Thomas Sowell, Forbes, July 1994