On 08/07/2006 10:14:43 PM, Ildar Mulyukov wrote: > On 08.08.2006 08:01:00, djhack wrote: > >> Meanwhile, DJ, I can propose a workaround. Use mutt (or any other > >> mailer) to save messages from a digest to a separate mailbox and > use > >> those messages as usual. > > > > Did try mutt. It does work except it picks up the mail, but will not > > > send the mail. I tried to poke around in the manual, and on the web > > > to see how it needs to be configured, but it went over my head. > > Excuse me, > I didn't mean "use mutt instead of balsa". I meant "use mutt for that > > and that and return to balsa". In fact, mutt is very-very good between > > MUAs, and it wont hurt to make balsa closer to mutt. > But as I came to balsa right from the mutt, I'll try to answer you. > 1. My experience with mutt shows me it's great using it along with > balsa. E.g. at work I use balsa and at home - the mutt. They perfectly > > share my ~/Mail folder, that contains maildir folders in it. > 2. Mutt does not send anything through the net (SMTP), as it was > designed as a pure MUA. Transferring mail is a work of MTA. It's > arguable, considering that they implemented POP3/IMAP/SSL, but did not > > SMTP. This point is well defined in the mutt's FAQ. > 3. It's not easy to start with (at least not as easy as balsa). But > possibly you don't need to, as I offered just to extract messages from > > digests to a mailfolder, and then just start balsa again and use it > for > reading, replying, etc. I say so, because if you are going to continue > > playing with mutt, we risk to lose another user in favor of mutt :) > > Regards, Ildar > -- > Ildar Mulyukov, > free SW designer/programmer/packager > ========================================= > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ALT Linux Sisyphus http://www.sisyphus.ru > ========================================= > _______________________________________________ > balsa-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/balsa-list > > > >
I had not thought of this yet. I can see how it would work. I will try this until balsa has that ability. I don't mind mutt. Years ago I used elm and pine. I just like the simplicity of balsa. I managed to set up mutt to open the folder where I keep my debian digest messages. We shall see how much fun it is... DJ... _______________________________________________ balsa-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/balsa-list
