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Re: Pine & fetchmail
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bsc@klondike.ml.org)
Wed Nov 25 21:24:54 1998
From: bsc@klondike.ml.org
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 18:23:48 -0800
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.981125172812.11524C-100000@salmo>; from Rich Shepard on Wed, Nov 25, 1998 at 05:31:29PM -0800
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Actually,
If all you need to do is connect to a pop server, download your mail, and
then connect to an smtp server to deliver your mail, then Pine might be
all you need.
A lot of mua's (see below) function as a pop/smtp client. It all depends
on the mail program's function set.
I do agree that mua's are a religious choice.
Regards,
Blair "the Acolyte of Mutt" Craft.
On Wed, Nov 25, 1998 at 05:31:29PM -0800, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Nov 1998, Jeff Williamson wrote:
>
> > tryin' to learn both Pine & fetchmail to wean myself from the MS experience. no problem
> > using either app, but is it necessary to use both?
> > i mean, can i use pine to retrieve mail as well as send?
> >
> > btw, is pine the generally agreed upon (yeah, right!) mail client for
> > linux?
>
> Jeff,
>
> No and no. Mail requires four components: one to fetch the mail from your
> ISP (e.g., fetchmail); one to distribute and forward mail both incoming and
> outgoing (MTA; e.g., sendmail, smail, qmail); one to distribute mail from
> the MTA to individual users (e.g., procmail) and one to let the user read
> and write messages (MUA; e.g., pine, elm, mail).
>
> Pine might be the most talked about but all are used. Like programming
> editors, mail user agents are a religious experience.
>
> Rich
>
> Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
> Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc.
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>
>
>
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