-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, scott wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 December 2001 19:08, Jan Schaumann wrote: > > scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > On Tuesday 11 December 2001 14:07, Jan Schaumann wrote: > > > > Christian Dysthe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > In addition, mails are stored > > > > in a standard forat, so that you can easily and happily grep through > > > > your mail and perform searches that are far beyond those any > > > > GUI-email-client is capable of. > > > > > > I know this is off-topic, but i just had to correct this statement, since > > > it's blatantly wrong. > > > > What is "wrong" about the statement I made? I did not dispute that > > $YourGUI-MUA *also* stores the mails in a normal format. I simply > > wanted to make a point about the search-capabilities of GUI MUAs. > > > > -Jan > > It sounded like the point you were trying to make was based on > your assumption that GUI mail programs all store their mail data > in binary/proprietary formats.... which isn't true.... KDEmail > stores it's data and configuration information as plain text, > easily editable and easily greppable. Don't they all? (I'm talking linux gui clients.) Any clients I've used have stored the mail in mbox (plain text) format as far as I can remember. (Why are we stil discussing email clients in the blackbox list!?) xOr - -- I am damn unsatisfied to be killed in this way. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8FqUp8mPQRGtSu14RAnnGAKCOAlbx7Oznl56EkEVbW5lxxdZ1VACfXQ3F ykCkKqjdJkhvpeT8ViAuy6s= =L21T -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
