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On Monday 01 March 2010 11:08:27 Zeerak Mustafa Waseem wrote: |
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> On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 10:06:49AM +0100, Helmut Jarausch wrote: |
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> > Hi, |
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> > |
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> > my setup here is a running Postix MTA which stores all incoming mail |
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> > into a single file (per user) in mbox format (/var/spool/mail/$USER) |
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> > |
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> > I'm desparately looking for a mail client with a GUI which can handle |
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> > that. |
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> > I didn't manage to configure Thunderbird(-3.0.1) (it always tries to set |
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> > up an IMAP or POP3 account) and importing mails from the mbox file again |
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> > and again isn't a solution. |
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> > |
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> > I've tried Evolution, setting "Receiving Email' to 'Standard Unix mbox |
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> > spool file'. |
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> > This shows my email headers but when I click on one of these I always |
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> > get |
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> > 'Summary and folder mismatch, even after a sync' |
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> > |
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> > I've been googling around but any suggestions to remove some index files |
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> > didn't help either. |
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> > |
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> > So, does anybody know a solution? |
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> > |
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> > Many thanks, |
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> > Helmut. |
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> |
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> How about claws? As far as I remember it supports mbox format :-) |
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As does mail, mailx, kmail and mutt. |
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Actually, almost every mail client except Evolution - which seems to insist on |
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doing it's own weird thing with mboxes. |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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