[opensuse] Re: pine and mutt (was Re: [opensuse] Re style posting provides useful information; Simple HTML should also be allowed.)
Why should the rest of us be imposed with only one way of posting because of people, that for whatever reason, us the antiquated pine & mutt and won't go gui.
On servers there is no need for a GUI. Often corporate production servers
are accessed via ssh logins and admins of those servers use light-weight
mail clients such as pine, alpine, mutt, etc., to access mail. That's the
beauty of Linux; a multitude of ways to accomplish any given task.
It is also proper etiquette, not an imposition, for guests to abide by the
wishes of their hosts.
James
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On servers there is no need for a GUI. Often corporate production servers are accessed via ssh logins and admins of those servers use light-weight mail clients such as pine, alpine, mutt, etc., to access mail. That's the beauty of Linux; a multitude of ways to accomplish any given task.
isn't using a server to read your mail generally frowned upon from a security standpoint? (ie, shouldn't those admins be reading their mail on their workstations instead?) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Philip Dowie wrote:
isn't using a server to read your mail generally frowned upon from a security standpoint? (ie, shouldn't those admins be reading their mail on their workstations instead?)
Hi Philip, Why would reading email on a server be a security risk? If anything it would be more secure, IMHO. Regards, Lew -- Sent from my openSuSE Linux® Desktop -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Philip Dowie wrote:
isn't using a server to read your mail generally frowned upon from a security standpoint? (ie, shouldn't those admins be reading their mail on their workstations instead?)
Why would reading email on a server be a security risk? If anything it would be more secure, IMHO.
I didn't write the book! I'd imagine stuff about having to log on to the server meaning having to maintain logons, etc. I don't know. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Philip Dowie pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
On servers there is no need for a GUI. Often corporate production servers are accessed via ssh logins and admins of those servers use light-weight mail clients such as pine, alpine, mutt, etc., to access mail. That's the beauty of Linux; a multitude of ways to accomplish any given task.
isn't using a server to read your mail generally frowned upon from a security standpoint? (ie, shouldn't those admins be reading their mail on their workstations instead?)
I alway used an alias to forward the system (and root) mail to my local mail account. That way I would see almost immediately if there was a problem on one of the servers. -- Ken Schneider SuSe since Version 5.2, June 1998 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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