[lug] Mutt versus Pine

[Warren Sanders]

On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, Brad Grissom wrote:
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> Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 14:33:53 -0600 (MDT)
> From: Brad Grissom <bgrissom at Mines.EDU>
> Reply-To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> To: "List: Boulder Linux User's Group" <lug at lug.boulder.co.us>
> Subject: Re: [lug] Mutt versus Pine
>
> I've also heard good things about Mutt.  Specificially, I heard you can
> have e-mails automatically filed into folders.  For example, all [lug]
> e-mails go into a lug folder.
>
> What I'd like to know is can that be done with pine?

Yes under the Setup> Rules> Filter

I prefer Pine :o
...but have not given Mutt a chance.

>
> ~~Brad Grissom
> Colorado School of Mines
>
> On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, J. Wayde Allen wrote:
>
> >
> > I've been toying with the idea of trying to switch from Pine to Mutt.  No
> > particularly good reason other than a lot of people I respect seem to like
> > Mutt.  I've been tinkering a bit this afternoon, and it looks to me like
> > Mutt works fine, but ...
> >
> >    - Does Mutt have an address book, if so how do you use it?
> >
> >    - How do you setup the default behavior?  I'm guessing there is a
> >      config file so will go see if I can find it.
> >
> >    - Can one have what in Pine is called a "Role"?  That sets ones "From:"
> >      header depending on a set of address rules.
> >
> > One question is, do people prefer Mutt over Pine, and if so why? I guess
> > maybe I need a bit of a push.
> >
> > - Wayde
> >   (wallen at lug.boulder.co.us)
> >
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