Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:43:01 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: ross.cameron@linuxpro.co.za Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: documentation OF FreeBSD Message-ID: <20110118204301.d52dfe55.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=YH8_dBuae_U6dUnCGj1HDwcb3b2k0%2BhFXYJ5L@mail.gmail.com> References: <20110118.045706.6321.0@webmail05.dca.untd.com> <AANLkTinvoLT9PrtyJNRUT8CubHfd0wS3wXmQiDjn6LDq@mail.gmail.com> <20110118120534.000012b3@unknown> <AANLkTi=YH8_dBuae_U6dUnCGj1HDwcb3b2k0%2BhFXYJ5L@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:07:12 +0200, Ross Cameron <ross.cameron@linuxpro.co.za> wrote: > Considering the wording of the original posting I HIGHLY doubt the OP would > be willing to use PINE/MUTT/MAIL. > > So they hardly count,... 99% chances (my bet anyways) are that hey wanted a > GUI app for this. In this case, out of the commonly used programs one could be chosen, e. g. Thunderbird. But also lightweighter applications such as Sylpheed or even KMail (when you're already intending to use KDE) or Evolution (Gnome's equivalent, if I remember correctly) is an option. Using fetchmail to get the messages _independently_ from any MUA gives you the chance to test various applications, or even use them in parallel, employing one and the same mail data. Using the system's mailer (e. g. via SMARTHOST) makes you fully independent from the traditional POP/SMTP accounts _in_ the MUA. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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