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On 27/05/2013 18:55, Mick wrote: |
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> I recall you or some other Gentoo user in this list advocating setting up |
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> dovecot or some such to locally collect and store messages. This aligns with |
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> the one task per tool approach that mutt's design philosophy fulfils as a |
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> simple MUA. It has its advantages, but also has its disadvantages. It |
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> requires me to do back ups, instead of relying on Google. It requires me to |
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> run a separate server (if I were to run this on my LAN, as opposed to my |
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> lap/desktop) and pay for it, instead of Google's 'free' infrastructure and |
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> energy bill. One more application to configure and bother myself with, on the |
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> unexpected occasion when configuration files need editing in a rush because |
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> things no longer work since the last update. |
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> More critically, whether I run a local MRA/MTA or not, I will *still* need |
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> another mail client irrespective of where my messages are stored. This is why |
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> I kindly ask for some person who's more experienced on configuring mutt than |
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> I, to give me a hand setting it up. :-) |
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It could well have been me recommending a local dovecot back then (it's |
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my own solution) |
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Now that I have a clearer picture of how you want your mail to work, I |
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don't think I can be of much useful help - I tend to not customize mail |
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clients much :-) |
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I usually just use them as-shipped, add my usual filter rules if needed |
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and adapt to it's key bindings. I dunno why I do mail this way when I |
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eternally fiddle with every other kind of app out there... |
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Hopefully some other kind soul will chip in with better answers to what |
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you are looking for |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |