On 2002.03.07 15:24 Colin McKinnon wrote: > Hi all, > > this is an appeal for some advice - first up, I want an Email program > for > Linux. Sound simple? Lets make it a bit more complex....it's got to be > MIME > compliant. Problem is, I've tried Spruce, Cronos][, Evolution and > Pygmy and > none of them can cope with attachments produced by mailto (part of the > metamail *reference* MIME package). > > Problem seems to be that they are all looking for a name for the > attachments which metamail doesn't provide. Here's a wee bash script I > use > for sending out files (e.g. `sendfile data.txt [EMAIL PROTECTED]`) to > save > you having to learn how to use mailto.... > > #!/bin/bash > > echo $1 "\\n~*\\n0\\n"$1"\\n~." >automail.in ; \ > mailto $2 <automail.in ; \ > rm -f automail.in > > (I know its not the greatest program ever written). > > ....or am I doing something stupid. > > Next question: I have been donated a 2Mb 386 laptop. I can get it > talking > to my Linux boxes over serial connection using a DOS terminal > emulator, and > can even get it to talk ppp. Unfortunately I can't get it to run > arachne (a > DOS web browser - not enough memory). Also running ppp as a DOS TSR is > very > lumpy. I did try to track down a copy of GeoWorks (an alternative GUI > written for 286/386 DOS boxes) but it currently is not available. > Anybody > any better suggestions? > > Colin >
I'm not sure if these would fit the bill, but I use mutt and balsa. -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
