Mutt or pine and best configuration to use?

[Luke Yelavich]

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On Sat, Apr 02, 2005 at 08:26:43PM EST, jim grimsby wrote:
> Hi,  well the subject says what I am looking for.  I have looked at the
> man pages for both mutt and pine.  I also have played with fetch mail
> and mutt a little.  I have to say I like it but pine sounds a little
> more user friendly from what I have read.  So just wondering what do
> most of you guys use mutt or pine.  Advantages and disadvantages.

I use mutt, and have since about June last year. I also found it very 
hard to get into using a text-based Linux mail client, and considered 
pine as well. I chose mutt for a few reasons, including the fact that it 
is very configurable, it is standards compliant, and is quite Speakup 
friendly.

I looked at the pine interface, but didn't like it as much. I was also 
able to find out more about Mutt than pine, which helped me make my 
decision.

It is ultimately up to you, but I do recommend mutt, as you can 
configure it to your tastes, and once learnt, it is possible to work 
very quickly in it, with the aid of the Speakup review keys, which you 
will need to read email.

Hope this helps.
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Luke

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