Re: Console E-mail client for my need

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nmh or aerc might be a couple good clients for console.

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On Tue, 18 Jul 2023, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> I use mutt with speakup, and it works very well.
> But yes, that's after tweaking, configuring, and adding some support scripts.
>
> On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 06:05:10PM -0300, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> > Hi, I'm setting up an environment on my new Gentoo installation. I'm
> > thinking of setting up an e-mail client at the console rather than a desktop
> > client like Thunderbird, because console programs tend to be more performant
> > and stable. On the other hand, I prefer text reading on desktop programs, as
> > there are more convenient commands, e.g. the famous continuous reading
> > command found in Orca. Thus, I thought of choosing a console client that
> > allows me to open a text editor like leafpad to read plain text e-mail
> > messages, and open a browser like Firefox to read html messages.
> >
> > Upon searching, there appears to be only a few console clients still
> > maintained, namely Mutt, neoMutt and sup. Sup is curses based, but NeoMutt
> > seems the most active, though it probably requires a lot of time and
> > patience to configure properly, as it doesn't have any interactive settings
> > wizard; one needs to carefully read and change files manually.
> >
> > Can someone say if it's worth trying? If so, what screen reader works better
> > with it: fenrir, orca or speakup? Am I missing any other good client?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Cleverson
> >
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