Hello Horacio, you can access Mailbox files using mutt with the following command (Don't know if it also supports maildir that way...) mutt -f /var/mail/<mailbox-file> Of course, the permissions must be set accordingly. On Thu, May 12, 2005 at 11:22:34AM +0000, ?????? wrote: > > > I use kmail only as my mail client, unfortrunately sometimes I require to > read my mails when Im not in front of my laptop using remote access (ssh). > The problem of course is that I can't run kmail throught the ssh console so I > need a console based app (mutt, pine, elm??) to access my Mail directory > (read only access) and find the mails I require at the moment. > > Im pretty sure some ppl here access their mails in the console and was > wondering if someone can give me some advice?? I just dont want to > experiment with my Mail directory and loose my mails by accessing with the > wrong mail client.... > > > here are the requirements: > > - Console base : ) > - Maildir support > - Read Only > - Be able to see the structure organization of my mails.. (very deep > directory hierarchies) > > Also optional but no necessary > > - POP access (optional since usually kde will be running and kmail will also > be running while I access it remotely, in this case the client must support > the same locking mechanisms that kmail does) > ___________________________________________________ . Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.