[X-Unix] CL Usenet and email

[Jamie Kahn Genet]

pete boardman <pete.boardman at pobox.com> wrote:

> On Apr 14, 2005, at 10:13, Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:
> 
> > How many people, wonder actually use CL email and/or Usenet clients on
> > a day to day basis nowadays? Many of you guys? Hardly at all? Do the
> > disadvantages of the CL interface outweigh the flexibility of CL input
> > and scripting? Or the other way around?
> 
> Just out of interest, I ran a script over the last 6 month's worth of
> messages to see what people are using to send to this particular list:
> 
> 365    Apple Mail
>   67    Entourage
>    6    MacSOUP
>   80    Mutt
>   25    Mailsmith
>    6    Mulberry
>    1    Snappermail
>    1    Microsoft Outlook
> 191    others/not known
> 
> Apple Mail is popular even on this command-line-oriented list - but 
> perhaps that's questions rather than answers! :-)
> 
> Pete

Personally I'm surprised MacSOUP hasn't more devotees here. With it's
regrex filters, simple, yet highly functional text based email client
(not forgetting it's a truly wonderful Usenet client), superb message
threading (ideal for mailing lists) it's a great client. If I could
easily use it remotely in a low bandwidth setting I'd never switch.

Apple Mail is way too simple and it's threading - while better than
many, has an awful UI. I'd love to know what the 191 unknowns are.

It amuses me there's one lone MS-OE user - poor bastard ;-) Cripes -
there's a dismal bloody client. Yuck.

Regards,
 Jamie Kahn Genet
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