On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 12:37:39 -0400 Miles Fidelman <[email protected]> wrote:
> JeremyBekka C wrote: > > I have been using my gmail account to read this mailing list but I > > would like to move over to a program specifically designed for > > mailing lists. I found mailman and it looks like it would work > > well. Just wondering if I could get some suggestions about would > > program would be best to use with this and other mailing lists. > > > > Methinks you might be confusing things just a trifle: > > - mailman (and majordomo, and sympa, and listserve....) are MAILING > LIST MANAGERS - they're what keeps track of all the people on a list, > and distributes mail to them - you don't use them to read mail > (except that some provide web-based access to archives) > > - you READ mailing list, and SEND to them, from a basic email client > - like gmail, or Thunderbird, or Outlook, or Mac's "Mail" program - > all of which include features for sorting and filtering mail, and to > a lesser or greater degree automatically displaying message threads > and/or putting list mail into folders > > If you're not happy with the gmail web interface, I'd suggest playing > with different clients that can support "IMAP" access to your mailbox Yes, and if you like simple, and don't care about viewing HTML email, I suggest you use Claws-Mail like I do. Much faster than Thunderbird, works very well with IMAP. SteveT _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
