On Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 12:40:24PM +0200, Heinz Diehl wrote:
On 09.07.2012, Suvayu Ali wrote:
> How does one handle attachments? I saw the pipe command and tried to
> pipe a pdf file to Evince, but it didn't seem to work as I had expected.
> Do I need an old school viewer like gv for this to work?
Press "v" and save your attachments on disk. Then you can open it
there. That's how I do it. Take a look into /etc/mailcap if you'd like
to interconnect attachments / files with external viewers / programs.
> I get a lot of
> pdf/ps/eps/png attachments, so this is crucial need for me.
man mailcap
Thanks! That is how I dealt with html email. Didn't strike me I could do
the same with attachments. :)
> Does any one have any recommendations for a
> very light weight IMAP server (I'm on a laptop)?
Dovecot. It runs smoothly on a standard laptop.
I came across Dovecot during my Internet searches but wasn't sure if it
was suitable for laptops. Thanks for confirming. :)
If you like to fiddle a little bit, I would strongly recommend Mew
as
an IMAP-mailreader, especially if you already are comfortable with
emacs.
I'm a very intense Emacs user. :) In my search for IMAP capable email
clients, Mutt and Gnus (another Emacs based news/email reader) were on
the top. I'll include Mew to that.
Thanks a lot. :)
PS: I think I'll be posting a few more mutt questions rather soon.
Cheers,
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Suvayu
Open source is the future. It sets us free.