A real Forum for D

Jonathan M Davis jmdavisProg at gmx.com
Tue Nov 29 14:12:58 PST 2011


On Tuesday, November 29, 2011 16:54:40 Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
> I don't use a mail client. I use a mail server :)
> 
> Well, actually, I use both, and it's made email much more useful
> than it ever was before.
> 
> My public email address forwards to a private one, which is
> delivered directly to my home computer.
> 
> As soon as it arrives, I get a beep out of the pc speaker, and can
> head into the mail client (I use mutt inside gnu screen) to read them
> in real time, and I can of course reply immediately too.
> 
> If I want to access my mail from a separate computer? I just ssh
> into the house, and screen -d -r it.
> 
> The only problem remotely is if people email me messages.
> They are extremely slow on remote X. I usually just save them to
> a web directory and view them in a browser.
> 
> 
> I read this newsgroup through the mail interface too, so same thing
> with it, except for whatever reason, the replies only work half the time!
> 
> 
> Anyway, it's quite efficient. I go through hundreds of emails a day, and
> never feel particularly burdened by it.
> 
> It's also faster and more reliably to reach me by email than it is
> by telephone or instant message!

While that's all very cool, I fail to see what exactly that's buying you over 
using an external e-mail service with IMAP and a local mail client such as 
kmail or Thunderbird. Obviously, you like it a lot, but it seems to me like a 
lot of work for no extra benefit.

- Jonathan M Davis


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