On Tuesday, November 29, 2011 16:54:40 Adam D. Ruppe wrote: > I don't use a mail client. I use a mail server :) > > Well, actually, I use both, and it's made email much more useful > than it ever was before. > > My public email address forwards to a private one, which is > delivered directly to my home computer. > > As soon as it arrives, I get a beep out of the pc speaker, and can > head into the mail client (I use mutt inside gnu screen) to read them > in real time, and I can of course reply immediately too. > > If I want to access my mail from a separate computer? I just ssh > into the house, and screen -d -r it. > > The only problem remotely is if people email me messages. > They are extremely slow on remote X. I usually just save them to > a web directory and view them in a browser. > > > I read this newsgroup through the mail interface too, so same thing > with it, except for whatever reason, the replies only work half the time! > > > Anyway, it's quite efficient. I go through hundreds of emails a day, and > never feel particularly burdened by it. > > It's also faster and more reliably to reach me by email than it is > by telephone or instant message!
While that's all very cool, I fail to see what exactly that's buying you over using an external e-mail service with IMAP and a local mail client such as kmail or Thunderbird. Obviously, you like it a lot, but it seems to me like a lot of work for no extra benefit. - Jonathan M Davis
