* Mike Glover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [001011 01:06]:
> On Tue, 10 Oct 2000, Adam McKenna wrote:
> > Not using microshaft brokenware. Use a real MUA, for example, Mutt,
> > which you tell what mailing lists you subscribe to, and then use the
> > List-Reply-To (L) when replying. It also generates Mail-Followup-To
> > headers for the lists you're subscribed to (and even lists you're
> > not subscribed to, if you tell Mutt about them.)
> Okay, so does anybody know of a "real" MUA that is X-enhanced?
Define "X-enhanced". Gnus, for example, will display smilies as such
<http://linux01.gwdg.de/~steufel/steffi-xemacs-2.html> or display images
inline <http://socha.net/Gnus/#screenshots>. It will let you klick on
stuff, but it will also grok maildir (natively and as a mailsource:
<http://multivac.cwru.edu/prj/nnmaildir.el>.
On top of that, it will try to deal with broken line widths, remove
spurious blank lines, colour quotation levels, fix threads and play
looney tunes. If you so wish.
> Sorry, but "pretty" is more of a concern to me than "works
> properly in strange situations".
Eterm -t mutt with some nude chick as semi-transparent pixmap running
under E with with Blue Steel will certainly qualify as "pretty". But -
other than /any/ other MUA I know, both Gnus and mutt will work properly
in "strange situations". Using XEmacs or vim as editors, they will also
let you deal quickly and easily (in particular,
<http://www.cs.indiana.edu/elisp/supercite/supercite_21.html> is very
handy). That way, even mails like yours (text on top, full quote with
broken line width below) become readable within seconds.
> I would prefer "not outright broken" and "not vaporware", though.
We're the boys from the Unix hell, brother. Avoid anything KDE or GNOME
and you're safe - we don't ship broken vaporware. Check with our
intellectually challenged /distant/ cousins in Redmond if you want any
of that. Go here: <http://socha.net/Gnus/#why-use> if you want to learn
more about Gnus. Go here <http://www.gnus.org/> to get it. Enjoy.
