Scripting languages like Python, Perl, Ruby etc have libraries for
both sending and receiving email, and parsing RFC2822 + MIME data.
Those languages are mature on all relevant platforms, and all have
good development tools.
Why would you you a proprietary system when you can use a open (and
free) system?
I have been using claws-mail (www.claws-mail.org) for a number of
years. It includes a perl plugin for advanced searches. While Eudora is
an excellent product, IMHO, you are probably better off using a product
On Tue, 15 May 2007 21:40:07 +0200
"Theo v. Werkhoven" wrote:
that is natively built on Linux. Claws supports both Windows and Linux,
is actively maintained. You can build from source or install from RPMs.
The two features that I like are that it fully supports MH folders (as
well as MBOX), and it can access the jpilot address book directly. My
wife has Eudora, and I find that claws has much of the same
functionality. But, one capability that claws does not have is the
ability to send html (IMHO a good thing).
However, I would love to see how Eudora performs under WINE or
Crossover Office (Crossover Office is a commercial product that
incorporates WINE and is tested for many Windows apps. The CodeWeavers
team also hosts and supports WINE).
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Jerry Feldman
Boston Linux and Unix user group
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