> > > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 14:34:25 -0400 > From: Steve Litt <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [DNG] mailing list software > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 21:32:29 +0200 > From: Teodoro Santoni <[email protected]> > To: JeremyBekka C <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [DNG] mailing list software > Message-ID: > <CAKrMTHqQnMN+rGd5pZO6sCJUpK= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > 2015-10-02 18:30 GMT+02:00, JeremyBekka C <[email protected]>: > > 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. > > > > Thanks > > > > Hi, they told you already that mailman won't do, so I'll pass to > suggesting you the aforementioned Claws, or any text-based mail > client, like mutt or cone. > In my experience, any kind of 2 or 3-pane email client (web or native) > isn't unconfortable for reading newsletters or mailing lists. On gmail > you can improve a bit things filtering everything from a mailing list > into a separate label, but then you discover procmail or fdm + mutt or > claws and laugh at gmail... > And things, imho, can be further tinkered (for example, you'll forget > the 90% of anything you discuss or lurk on internet, at the same time > on maildir and mbox all those past posts slow a lot the loading of > your client...) > > >
I will have to look into Claws-mail and see what I think. Thanks for the suggestions.
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