s.hewitson wrote: > This was originally posted in the wishlist group. I am reposting this > here as it may be more relevant to this group. > Sean > > --- > Mozilla Mail has introduced many interesting features since Netscape 4, > however, it is still lacking some basic functionality which prevents me > from giving it top ratings. Here are the features which I believe any > serious mail client should offer (and which Mozilla lacks): > > - A 'bounce' or 'redirect message' option (present in Pine, Pegasus > Mail...) > - An option to temporarily disable copies to Sent folder > - Similarly, the option to temporarily choose a different Sent folder > - An option to not save actual attachment in Sent folder, but just > information about which attachment was sent (present in Pine) > - The ability to check *all* messages for new mail (for those who use > server-side filtering and therefore have multiple incoming mail folders) > (also present in Pine) > > UPDATE: I discovered that this is actually a hidden feature, and is a > real godsend. Hopefully this could be turned on directly in the > Preferences in a future build.. > > - A second "Next" button that actually goes to the next message, as > opposed to the next *unread* message > - Full headers that expand at the click of a button (instead of going to > the menu and changing setting for all messages) > - The ability to select multiple lines at once using Shift-Page Down > (okay, now I'm getting petty).. > > Personally, I think Pine is the ultimate mail client, but it obviously > lacks a GUI which makes it less appealing in some situations (such as > dealing with attachments). Perhaps it is unfair for me to compare > apples and oranges, but if Mozilla Mail adopted more of Pine's advanced > features, it would use it a lot more, and maybe even drop Pine once and > for all. > > Just some suggestions.. > Sean >
Mozilla is DFSG free, pine isn't... ;) I am joking, but it does make mozilla easier to mantain when you can upgrade it without rebuilding from source every time if you don't want to...
