replacement for netscrape mail

[Travis Roy]

> On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 02:08:06PM -0500, Rodent of Unusual 
> Size wrote:
> > bscott at ntisys.com wrote:
> > > 
> > > Why does the browser need to be tied to the email program?
> > 
> > because of the amount of rich-format mail i receive.  
> bopping between 
> > application windows sucketh excessively imho.
>  
> Evolution works quite nicely for a lot of this.  I use it at 
> work, but use mutt at home.

That doesn't help when he's asking for a MS Windows solution :)
 
> > > I think you will find your life gets much easier if you split the 
> > > two functions.
> > 
> > tried it with mutt.  very, very suboptimal imho.
> 
> The only good thing about mutt is if you're going over a ssh 
> link to get where you're going (since I only read my work 
> mail from my desktop or via the web, a graphical app is no 
> problem).  Going to a remote machine, or one that you will 
> access from anywhere almost requires some sort of text-based 
> app.  Hence why I use mutt for my home account.  But once 
> mutt wants to show me some HTML mail, things go wrong.  Or at 
> least, not-that-easy.

I agree, I use OutlookXP for my windows box, and Evolution on the
Linux/Xfree side. I also set up squirrelmail and have mutt install.. I
installed squirrelmail mostly because now adays it's easier to find a
webbrowser then someplay you can ssh from (internet kiosk at the airport
for example) There's also the java based ssh tool MindTerm..