OS2008: beta version of Modest e-mail client available

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Great work everyone!  I've been enjoying this for a while now and it's
been well worth the wait!

Just posted on Maemoapps...

On Dec 11, 2007 3:30 PM,  <Dirk-Jan.Binnema at nokia.com> wrote:
> Dear Maemo-Users,
>
> If you're using OS2008 (Chinook), you might be interested in
> the Modest email program (http://modest.garage.maemo.org)
>
> [ Scroll down for the install file (but please read this mail
> first!). ]
>
> We've been working on "Modest" for a while now, with great
> contributions from Igalia (http://www.igalia.com/news/modest),
> Philip Van Hoof (Tinymail), Openismus and others. And while
> it's not finished or bugfree yet, you might want to give
> it a try. We'll be blogging on Planet Maemo with news and
> updates.
>
> Some highlights:
>         - the basics: POP/IMAP/SMTP (normal/secure);
>         - IMAP folders support, and IMAP-IDLE ("push-email")
>         - easy setup of new accounts
>         - send and receive of rich text-emails
>         - managing mail with your fingers
>         - 100% open-source with a BSD-like license
>
> Some important notes:
>         - modest will *not* replace the official e-mail program
>         - it does have the same name/icon in the menus, so don't
>         get confused!
>         - modest uses English, regardless of your settings
>         - modest works great with Gmail; don't forget to use
>         'user at gmail.com' as your username, not just 'user'.
>
> You can find an install file here:
> http://modest.garage.maemo.org/repos/modest-chinook.install
>
> This is for OS2008 (Chinook), and will *not* work on OS2007.
> It's b?ta release, not for production use, so use at your own
> risk!
>
> If you do, please let us know what you think of modest. Please
> refer  to our webpage to see the various communication
> channels that are available -- thanks.
>
> Best wishes,
> The Modest Team.
> _______________________________________________
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> maemo-users at maemo.org
> https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
>



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