ny6p01@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I've been using mutt for years as my only email client, and I can tell you
> from personal experience that mutt is _much_ faster to get around in and
> read and process mail than one with a gui. In fact, that's it's chief
> selling point.
Mailing lists like this one are one area where mutt really works well.
Some advanced ideas (I think Claws can do a lot of these now):
* You can sort threads by score then date, so threads stay together
(and Mutt will use ASCII or UTF-8 drawing to illustrate the threads),
but threads you’re more interested come first in the list. You can
score on a lot of message features: for example, anyone with a
@lwn.net, @fedoraproject.org or @redhat.com address, or keywords in
the subject. You can also sort flamefests to the bottom of the list.
* You can also assemble your own list of kooks, making their messages
display in green type (rather suitable) and scoring them down. This
helps you realise that it might be a Good Idea to leave them their
misconceptions before you start a reply.
* Depending on your editor, you can macro a lot of custom phrases,
meaning less typing.
* You can customise a lot of your settings according to the mailing
lists. For example, I only use fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Fedora
lists. mutt will automatically pick the right From address (once
you’ve configured that). You also get different signatures (and a
different one each time!)
* Some shell scripting allows you to come up with your own
blacklisting, with the possibility for first-time offenders to
gradually move to lists where (most of) their messages are shown, but
they get low scores, then eventually fall out of the blacklist.
* Use IMAP and dovecot to actually store your mail. This means you can
access your mailboxes with other clients if you need to.
All of these require a certain amount of configuration, but it’s all in
the manual, once you know what you want to do, especially if you’re
prepared to call out to the shell.
Personally, I compile in the vvv.nntp patches so I can share killfiles
and settings with Usenet.
Hope this helps,
James.
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