On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, you wrote:
Hi,
Not stictly a SUSE issue but I have been considering using emacs for mail etc etc as I spend much of my time in it. Two questions really. 1) Any thoughts on emacs v xemacs 2) How easy (am an relative newbie) is it to configure mail for these. Am currently using kmail, via smtp.
Many thanks
Francesco
If you are a command-line junkie then emacs is the way to go. Personally, I got tired of trying to remember all those esoteric keystrokes, so I fired xemacs and found it easier to use in the basic stuff. The less often used functions were probably easier to use in emacs than xmacs, imho, but I never tried it for email. If one were using it to compile C code on some project where patches were coming in from a variety of sources, and one had a good memory for parameters and syntax, then emacs is the way to go. There is a GOOD book from O'Reilly called "Learning GNU Emacs", 2nd edition. It has a quick reference card (foldable, 5 sides of command references) than can be detached and taked on the wall in front of your PC. If you type C-m-x a buffer dialog called *mail* opens up. You type in the email address, cc:, bcc:, etc. the subject line, and the body of the text. When you are ready to send use C-c C-c or 'Send Mail' from the menu. If you use ispell, you can type 'ESC x ispell-message' or you can use the menu option. Emacs doesn't support file attachments but you can insert an ASCII text file into the body of the message. You can create alias's for email addresses so you don't have to type long aaaa@bbbbbbb.ccc every time you want to send someone an email. As far as I know aliases are as close to an addressbook as you get in emacs. To recieve mail you use the RMAIL buffer using 'ESC x rmail' or the menu option. It's not easy, it is NOT intutive and it envolves a lot of typing. Only a person 'born and raised' on emacs from the old command line days would feel comfortable using emacs. XEmacs is an order of magnitude easier to use but is still VERY cumbersome. Since emacs doesn't, AFAIK, allow graphic attachments and can't read html email, now you know why the ASCII tradition for email messages began. If you went to a book store than happen to have a copy of the O'REILLY book then you could browse it and decide if that's on pond you want to dive into. Other readers: NO FLAME WAR INTENDED - DON'T START ONE - if my opinion doesn't match your then --- that's what makes the world go around. Jerry -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/