Re: [SuSE Linux] I love KMail...but...
On Mon, 7 Sep 1998 21:29:33 -0700, Steve Mills wrote:
I'd like to see at least one added feature to KMail. I use filters for my mail so it will land in seperate folders, but you have to look in each one to see if there is any content or not. A simple bold text for folder names....or highlight...something would be nice to let you know if there is a reason to look.
How about some right click capability, as well? Like entering a "favorites" file for addresses.
Oh, I'm just spoiled by that other OS. What was it called?
Sounds like PMmail ( for OS/2 &/or Windows ). I have contacted the people that are make PMmail and they are considering a version for Linux. It sounded like it is pretty high on their list, and with a little encouragement fro, some Linus users, I am sure we would see a PMmail for Linux. If anyone is interested they are at <A HREF="http://www.southside.com"><A HREF="http://www.southside.com</A">http://www.southside.com</A</A>> joe - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
On Mon, 7 Sep 1998 21:29:33 -0700, Steve Mills wrote:
I'd like to see at least one added feature to KMail. I use filters for my mail so it will land in seperate folders, but you have to look in each one to see if there is any content or not. A simple bold text for folder names....or highlight...something would be nice to let you know if there is a reason to look.
How about some right click capability, as well? Like entering a "favorites" file for addresses.
Elegant though KMail looks, it does lack a number of desirable features (such as the above). If you can bear trying something different, have a look at XFMail, which also has a nice GUI and is rich in good mail features (including what Steve Mills is asking for). BEWARE however that the KMail and XFMail folder structures are different. KMail folders are files under directory ~/Mail and the messages in a folder are packed into the single folder file. XFMail folders are directories under ~/Mail, and the messages in a folder are separate files under the folder directory. Since there is name clash between KMail folder files and XFMail folder directories, you will have to back up ~/Mail/ and empty it before starting up XFMail (and vice versa if going from XFMail to KMail). Cheers, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk> Date: 08-Sep-98 Time: 12:34:56 -------------------------------------------------------------------- - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
Yes, Ted, I saw those nasty differences in effect. One of the reasons I was so happy to get SuSE instead of RH was that it packaged XFMail. I had seen the screen shots and really liked it. But after I tried the program, I was less than impressed. It does have a wealth of features, but they are poorly arranged and difficult (for me) to wield. I much prefer the simplicity of KMail. As to Pine, as has been mentioned, I am certain it is a really good program. It just has this awful ring to it that reminds me of a time when my (then) ISP broke down (for over a week) and couldn't figure out why. They instructed all of us how to get and use Pine so we could FTP out mail. That was a very unpleasant experience and I can only think of it when I see the name. First impressions can last forever. On Tue, 08 Sep 1998, you wrote:
On Mon, 7 Sep 1998 21:29:33 -0700, Steve Mills wrote:
I'd like to see at least one added feature to KMail. I use filters for my mail so it will land in seperate folders, but you have to look in each one to see if there is any content or not. A simple bold text for folder names....or highlight...something would be nice to let you know if there is a reason to look.
How about some right click capability, as well? Like entering a "favorites" file for addresses.
Elegant though KMail looks, it does lack a number of desirable features (such as the above). If you can bear trying something different, have a look at XFMail, which also has a nice GUI and is rich in good mail features (including what Steve Mills is asking for).
BEWARE however that the KMail and XFMail folder structures are different.
KMail folders are files under directory ~/Mail and the messages in a folder are packed into the single folder file.
XFMail folders are directories under ~/Mail, and the messages in a folder are separate files under the folder directory.
Since there is name clash between KMail folder files and XFMail folder directories, you will have to back up ~/Mail/ and empty it before starting up XFMail (and vice versa if going from XFMail to KMail).
Cheers, Ted.
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On 08-Sep-98 Steve Mills wrote:
Yes, Ted,
I saw those nasty differences in effect. One of the reasons I was so happy to get SuSE instead of RH was that it packaged XFMail. I had seen the screen shots and really liked it. But after I tried the program, I was less than impressed. It does have a wealth of features, but they are poorly arranged and difficult (for me) to wield. I much prefer the simplicity of KMail.
I have to agree that XFMail's features are not as well arranged as one would like, and the number of features can make it confusing or obscure. Hoever, this is getting slowly better. I've been using XFMail for quite some time now (about a year). You do get used to the way it's laid out, though for some aspects this can be royally confusing at first. Four features I particularly value: - You can have hierarchical subfolders (for which the highlighting of folders with new mail soemwhere down the tree is most useful); - You can edit individual messages in a folder (I find this useful for some digests, for instance, where I just want to keep the items that are interesting; and also edit the subject line so that it reminds me why they were interesting); - It has flexible international support -- you can change the character set (ISO-8859-*, etc) a message is displayed in, on the fly, which is useful when the sender has not got his MIME setup right (not everyone needs this, but if you do need it then it's lovely to have it done this way). - XFMail can run its own rule system for filtering mail into folders, generating automated replies (useful if you administer a mailing list), junking spam, piping selected mail into system commands, etc. I know procmail can do this, but the advantage of having it within the MUA itself is that you can have the option of viewing the mail first before deciding to trigger the action. Anyway, horses for courses: it suits you or it doesn't; it pleases you or it doesn't! All the best, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk> Date: 08-Sep-98 Time: 16:23:09 -------------------------------------------------------------------- - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
Sounds like PMmail ( for OS/2 &/or Windows ). I have contacted the people that are make PMmail and they are considering a version for Linux. It sounded like it is pretty high on their list, and with a little encouragement fro, some Linus users, I am sure we would see a PMmail for Linux. If anyone is interested they are at <A HREF="http://www.southside.com"><A HREF="http://www.southside.com</A">http://www.southside.com</A</A>>
joe
Is there another site you had in mind? This is about a banking institution. I tried .org and that's even less likely. Steve Mills steve@millsphoto.com <A HREF="http://www.millsphoto.com"><A HREF="http://www.millsphoto.com</A">http://www.millsphoto.com</A</A>> Great wallpapers live here. - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
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