Re: Mail from the command line

2023-02-18 Thread Rodrigo Readi
2023-02-18 13:44 GMT, Crystal Kolipe : > On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 12:47:46PM +, Rodrigo Readi wrote: > Not really. I just described the way that mail is traditionally handled on > a unix workstation, and that still works for a large proportion of users, > myself included. Perhaps not on a

Re: Mail from the command line

2023-02-18 Thread Crystal Kolipe
CLI clients are not being adapted to today's requirements. The OP asked about using mail from the command line without elaborating on his specific configuration, (fixed or mobile, ISP, etc). Since by your own definition, CLI clients are not adapted to your way of working, but rather still favo

Re: Mail from the command line

2023-02-18 Thread Rodrigo Readi
2023-02-18 9:47 GMT, Crystal Kolipe : > On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 12:50:05AM +, Rodrigo Readi wrote: > When I sit down at my workstation, all of my email is just there. New > mail, complete with all attachments, arrived whilst I was away making coffee > or > whatever, so the download time

Re: Mail from the command line

2023-02-18 Thread Crystal Kolipe
On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 12:50:05AM +, Rodrigo Readi wrote: > The OP wanted a simple solution The OP just asked how to use '$ mail on the command line'. This is not very specific, which is why I asked exactly what he was trying to do in my first reply. > and the answers are getting too

Re: Mail from the command line

2023-02-17 Thread Rodrigo Readi
2023-02-17 23:50 GMT, Crystal Kolipe : > On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 10:02:16PM +, Rodrigo Readi wrote: >> But the main problem remains: with s-nail and mutt you have to >> download all attachments >> even if you only want to read the text. > > Out of interest, why is this an issue in your

Re: Mail from the command line

2023-02-17 Thread Steffen Nurpmeso
Rodrigo Readi wrote in : |2023-02-17 19:16 GMT, Steffen Nurpmeso : |>|>> modern requirements (html-mail, attachements). |> |> These both s-nail can (the former likely via mailcap). | |Yes, as I did it with BSD mail. | |But the main problem remains: with s-nail and mutt you have to

Re: Mail from the command line

2023-02-17 Thread Crystal Kolipe
On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 10:02:16PM +, Rodrigo Readi wrote: > But the main problem remains: with s-nail and mutt you have to > download all attachments > even if you only want to read the text. Out of interest, why is this an issue in your specific use case? Is it due to bandwidth usage,

Re: Mail from the command line

2023-02-17 Thread Rodrigo Readi
2023-02-17 19:16 GMT, Steffen Nurpmeso : > |>> modern requirements (html-mail, attachements). > > These both s-nail can (the former likely via mailcap). Yes, as I did it with BSD mail. But the main problem remains: with s-nail and mutt you have to download all attachments even if you only want

Re: Mail from the command line

2023-02-17 Thread Steffen Nurpmeso
Steffen Nurpmeso wrote in <20230217191605.lu6ph%stef...@sdaoden.eu>: |deich...@placebonol.com wrote in | <11709eb8-1507-4c76-a042-4c1d016e4...@placebonol.com>: ... ||>> And alpine is easier to configure, it works with gmail's xoauth2, Btw i have written a python3 script that can GMail,

Re: Mail from the command line

2023-02-17 Thread Steffen Nurpmeso
deich...@placebonol.com wrote in <11709eb8-1507-4c76-a042-4c1d016e4...@placebonol.com>: |Also take a look at s-nail, it is not an email application, but a very \ |useful utility. It is BSD Mail on steroids i would say in "Theo" mode. (Though a lot is to be done. And unveil() and pledge() even

Re: Mail from the command line

2023-02-17 Thread deich...@placebonol.com
Also take a look at s-nail, it is not an email application, but a very useful utility. 73 diana On February 17, 2023 9:13:15 AM MST, Andrew Mitchell wrote: >Thanks, I'll check it out. >Andrew > >Le ven. 17 févr. 2023 à 15:14, Rodrigo Readi a écrit : > >> 2023-02-16 13:42 GMT, Andrew : >> >

Re: Mail from the command line

2023-02-17 Thread Andrew Mitchell
Thanks, I'll check it out. Andrew Le ven. 17 févr. 2023 à 15:14, Rodrigo Readi a écrit : > 2023-02-16 13:42 GMT, Andrew : > > Thanks Crystal for your reply and encouragement, > > I'll explore all your suggestions and references when I have enough time. > > If you do not have tine, better

Re: Mail from the command line

2023-02-17 Thread Rodrigo Readi
2023-02-16 13:42 GMT, Andrew : > Thanks Crystal for your reply and encouragement, > I'll explore all your suggestions and references when I have enough time. If you do not have tine, better install and use alpine. You can read mail from a provider with imap without having to download the

Re: Mail from the command line

2023-02-16 Thread Andrew
Thanks Crystal for your reply and encouragement, I'll explore all your suggestions and references when I have enough time. Cheers, Andrew Le jeu. 16 févr. 2023 à 12:58, Crystal Kolipe a écrit : > On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 12:27:37PM +0100, Andrew wrote: > > *Do you know any recipe for using $

Re: Mail from the command line

2023-02-16 Thread Crystal Kolipe
On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 12:27:37PM +0100, Andrew wrote: > *Do you know any recipe for using $ mail on the command line? Or a web link > that proposes one.* > > The man pages are great but they are meant for people with great technical > skills, which I am not. What exactly are you trying to set

Re: Mail from the command line

2023-02-16 Thread Peter N. M. Hansteen
On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 12:27:37PM +0100, Andrew wrote: > > *Do you know any recipe for using $ mail on the command line? Or a web link > that proposes one.* typing "using mail from the command line" into a search engine yields quite a few hits. This one https://phoenixna

Mail from the command line

2023-02-16 Thread Andrew
Hi Misc, I'm so sorry guys if that question has been asked too often. *Do you know any recipe for using $ mail on the command line? Or a web link that proposes one.* The man pages are great but they are meant for people with great technical skills, which I am not. And web pages are full of