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   Nelson Chu Pavlosky (skyfaller@jawns.club)'s status on Monday, 06-Jan-2025 07:10:34 JST Nelson Chu Pavlosky

   OK nerds, what's the best email client on Linux?

   I'm interested in both GUI and terminal email clients. I consider them to be in separate categories, not competing with one another.

   Until recently I've just been using Gmail webmail + official clients because I'm a creature of habit, but I'm trying to transition away from Google. Currently experimenting with Migadu for email hosting.

   #email #linux

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     Micke (micke@camp.smolnet.org)'s status on Monday, 06-Jan-2025 09:20:49 JST Micke

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     @skyfaller I love Thunderbird for the GUI option at least. I don't use it my self (yet?) but I have been thinking about giving aerc a whirl in the terminal: https://aerc-mail.org/

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     OCTADE (octade@soc.octade.net)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 01:38:19 JST OCTADE

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     _ Balsa _ is available in Debian-based distros. It is super lightweight. It sports a slightly retro aesthetic.
     
     https://pawsa.fedorapeople.org/balsa/
     
     Then there is Claws-Mail, which is under heavy active development with a community of users, patchers and bug reporters staying on top of it like white on rice. It is also very light-weight compared to Thunderbird.
     
     I like the Thunderbird interface. I hate the Thunderbird configuration and storage backends. Claws uses good old MH and so does Balsa.
     
     If you choose Claws it also has NNTP reading built in. Balsa has no NNTP functionality.
     
     
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     prettygood (prettygood@socially.drinkingatmy.computer)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 01:43:26 JST prettygood

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     @skyfaller Evolution, no question.