Looked in for the first time in a while; there's more activity in here
than I imagined.

Good show.
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- Clarence Darrow

On 05/01/2024 03:11, Znep wrote:
> Looked in for the first time in a while; there's more activity in here
> than I imagined.
>
> Good show.

Are you sure you're not imagining it?

Tone

On Fri, 5 Jan 2024 04:27:26 +0000
Hymermut <tone@email.com> wrote:

> On 05/01/2024 03:11, Znep wrote:
> > Looked in for the first time in a while; there's more activity in here
> > than I imagined.
> >
> > Good show.
>
> Are you sure you're not imagining it?
Of course he his; I am.

--
Bah, and indeed Humbug.

Yes I had to give the server a good kick to let it release messages though.
Nobody has replied to mey email issue, and there I thought that old times
might have some answers. Brian

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"Znep" <znep@cleopatra.co.uk> wrote in message
news:glsepi9pr9urncmjap6vinr7m5ok8he0ip@4ax.com...
> Looked in for the first time in a while; there's more activity in here
> than I imagined.
>
> Good show.
> --
> The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half
> by our children.
> - Clarence Darrow

Brian Gaff wrote:

> Nobody has replied to mey email issue

Sorry, I tried to avoid Outhouse, even when it was current.

On Fri, 5 Jan 2024 20:33:10 +0000
Tease'n'Seize <tease-and-seize@invalid> wrote:

> Brian Gaff wrote:
>
> > Nobody has replied to mey email issue
>
> Sorry, I tried to avoid Outhouse, even when it was current.
>
I was a newbie who stuck by it for a long while, despite it's problems;
but it's been decades since I (first) switched newsreaders.

--
Bah, and indeed Humbug.

I guess I'm a special case due to the need for an accessible client. There
really is only Thunderbird left, and if I cannot fix this issue that has got
to be installed and set up on my multiple accounts. The reason why I like OE
is identities. I can keep all my addresses completely separate and only
download the one which pertains to the hat I'm wearing. I think most other
clients tend to download all accounts all the time and then present each in
another inbox. Its distracting from the audio dings point of view and for
the fact you can almost see the other tasks trying to distract you from the
current one.

Also getting all my address books over into the right account is going to
be a real pain, never mind all the different hot keys and learning them and
trying to customise Tbird to work around the inaccessible bits. The latest
version has even more problems as it is a complete rewrite where some single
key stuff no longer works.
Obviously I'll have to go with something, since I'll soon have to use Win
Doze 10 and 11, prospects that do not fill me with great enthusiasm I have
to say, but programmers just don't support win 7 any more due to compilers
having dropped it. Brian

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"Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
news:20240105204035.b83aa07bc214253d7c8c7e8f@127.0.0.1...
> On Fri, 5 Jan 2024 20:33:10 +0000
> Tease'n'Seize <tease-and-seize@invalid> wrote:
>
>> Brian Gaff wrote:
>>
>> > Nobody has replied to mey email issue
>>
>> Sorry, I tried to avoid Outhouse, even when it was current.
>>
> I was a newbie who stuck by it for a long while, despite it's problems;
> but it's been decades since I (first) switched newsreaders.
>
>
> --
> Bah, and indeed Humbug.

On 06/01/2024 08:48, Brian Gaff wrote:
> I guess I'm a special case due to the need for an accessible client. There
> really is only Thunderbird left, and if I cannot fix this issue that has got
> to be installed and set up on my multiple accounts. The reason why I like OE
> is identities. I can keep all my addresses completely separate and only
> download the one which pertains to the hat I'm wearing. I think most other
> clients tend to download all accounts all the time and then present each in
> another inbox. Its distracting from the audio dings point of view and for
> the fact you can almost see the other tasks trying to distract you from the
> current one.
>
> Also getting all my address books over into the right account is going to
> be a real pain, never mind all the different hot keys and learning them and
> trying to customise Tbird to work around the inaccessible bits. The latest
> version has even more problems as it is a complete rewrite where some single
> key stuff no longer works.
> Obviously I'll have to go with something, since I'll soon have to use Win
> Doze 10 and 11, prospects that do not fill me with great enthusiasm I have
> to say, but programmers just don't support win 7 any more due to compilers
> having dropped it. Brian
>

This might (or might not) help.
TBird can be set up with multiple profiles. Call it with
"path\to\thunderbird.exe" -profile "path\to\profilename"
eg: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe"
-profile
"C:\Users\celvi\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\d33v3d9r.celvi.52"
So you could possibly use different profiles for different identities.

Older versions of TBird can be found here:
https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/
You should be able to find one that works with Win7

As you can see, I still use version 52(.2.1) 32-bit as my main useful
add-ons are not available for newer versions - specifically
Thunderbrowse and Adblock Plus/Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus.

--
Chris Elvidge, England
I WILL TRY TO RAISE A BETTER CHILD

On 06/01/2024 13:18, Chris Elvidge wrote:
> On 06/01/2024 08:48, Brian Gaff wrote:
>> I guess I'm a special case due to the need for an accessible client.
>> There
>> really is only Thunderbird left, and if I cannot fix this issue that
>> has got
>> to be installed and set up on my multiple accounts. The reason why I
>> like OE
>> is identities. I can keep all my addresses completely separate and only
>> download the one which pertains to the hat I'm wearing. I think most
>> other
>> clients tend to download all accounts all the time and then present
>> each in
>> another inbox. Its distracting from the audio dings point of view and for
>> the fact you can almost see the other tasks  trying to distract you
>> from the
>> current one.
>>
>> Also getting all my  address books over into the right account is
>> going to
>> be a real pain, never mind all the different hot keys and learning
>> them and
>> trying to customise Tbird to work around the inaccessible bits. The
>> latest
>> version has even more problems as it is a complete rewrite where some
>> single
>> key stuff no longer works.
>>   Obviously I'll have to go with something, since I'll soon have to
>> use Win
>> Doze 10 and 11, prospects that do not fill me with great enthusiasm I
>> have
>> to say, but programmers just don't support win 7 any more due to
>> compilers
>> having dropped it. Brian
>>
>
> This might (or might not) help.
> TBird can be set up with multiple profiles. Call it with
> "path\to\thunderbird.exe" -profile "path\to\profilename"
> eg: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe"
> -profile
> "C:\Users\celvi\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\d33v3d9r.celvi.52"
> So you could possibly use different profiles for different identities.
>
> Older versions of TBird can be found here:
> https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/
> You should be able to find one that works with Win7
>
> As you can see, I still use version 52(.2.1) 32-bit as my main useful
> add-ons are not available for newer versions - specifically
> Thunderbrowse and Adblock Plus/Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus.
>
>
Yes, I have multiple identities set in TB. The only issue with those is
that I haven't (yet) found a way for each identity to automatically have
a different sig...

Previously I used Pegasus Mail - which would do everything one asked of
it (and still does: www.pmail.com) except that there is no linux version
- Just windoze & Mac. It is the windoze prog I miss the most (followed
by Gravity newsreader) having decamped to Ubuntu a couple of years ago.

HTH

Chris

On Sat, 6 Jan 2024 17:01:28 +0000
"chrisnd@privacy.net" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:

> Previously I used Pegasus Mail - which would do everything one asked of
> it (and still does: www.pmail.com) except that there is no linux version
> - Just windoze & Mac. It is the windoze prog I miss the most (followed
> by Gravity newsreader) having decamped to Ubuntu a couple of years ago.

Give sylpheed a look - it might suit you.

--
Steve O'Hara-Smith
Odds and Ends at http://www.sohara.org/
Host: Beautiful Theory meet Inconvenient Fact
Obit: Beautiful Theory died today of factual inconsistency

On 06/01/2024 17:01, chrisnd@privacy.net wrote:

> Previously I used Pegasus Mail - which would do everything one asked of
> it (and still does: www.pmail.com) except that there is no linux version
> - Just windoze & Mac. It is the windoze prog I miss the most (followed
> by Gravity newsreader) having decamped to Ubuntu a couple of years ago.
>
Have you tried them under WINE?

Meanwhile, I'm having trouble transferring my profile from T'bird 50 on
Windows to T'bird under Ubuntu. For some odd reason, even typing in the
mailbox login information manually isn't connecting me.

--
Tciao for Now!

John.

On 06/01/2024 17:01, chrisnd@privacy.net wrote:
> On 06/01/2024 13:18, Chris Elvidge wrote:
>> On 06/01/2024 08:48, Brian Gaff wrote:
>>> I guess I'm a special case due to the need for an accessible client.
>>> There
>>> really is only Thunderbird left, and if I cannot fix this issue that
>>> has got
>>> to be installed and set up on my multiple accounts. The reason why I
>>> like OE
>>> is identities. I can keep all my addresses completely separate and only
>>> download the one which pertains to the hat I'm wearing. I think most
>>> other
>>> clients tend to download all accounts all the time and then present
>>> each in
>>> another inbox. Its distracting from the audio dings point of view and
>>> for
>>> the fact you can almost see the other tasks trying to distract you
>>> from the
>>> current one.
>>>
>>> Also getting all my address books over into the right account is
>>> going to
>>> be a real pain, never mind all the different hot keys and learning
>>> them and
>>> trying to customise Tbird to work around the inaccessible bits. The
>>> latest
>>> version has even more problems as it is a complete rewrite where some
>>> single
>>> key stuff no longer works.
>>> Obviously I'll have to go with something, since I'll soon have to
>>> use Win
>>> Doze 10 and 11, prospects that do not fill me with great enthusiasm I
>>> have
>>> to say, but programmers just don't support win 7 any more due to
>>> compilers
>>> having dropped it. Brian
>>>
>>
>> This might (or might not) help.
>> TBird can be set up with multiple profiles. Call it with
>> "path\to\thunderbird.exe" -profile "path\to\profilename"
>> eg: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe"
>> -profile
>> "C:\Users\celvi\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\d33v3d9r.celvi.52"
>> So you could possibly use different profiles for different identities.
>>
>> Older versions of TBird can be found here:
>> https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/
>> You should be able to find one that works with Win7
>>
>> As you can see, I still use version 52(.2.1) 32-bit as my main useful
>> add-ons are not available for newer versions - specifically
>> Thunderbrowse and Adblock Plus/Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus.
>>
>>
> Yes, I have multiple identities set in TB. The only issue with those is
> that I haven't (yet) found a way for each identity to automatically have
> a different sig...
>
> Previously I used Pegasus Mail - which would do everything one asked of
> it (and still does: www.pmail.com) except that there is no linux version
> - Just windoze & Mac. It is the windoze prog I miss the most (followed
> by Gravity newsreader) having decamped to Ubuntu a couple of years ago.
>
> HTH
>
> Chris

Can you not set the a separate signature text or file in each account
setting?

--
Chris Elvidge, England
I AM SO VERY TIRED

On 06/01/2024 13:18, Chris Elvidge wrote:
> On 06/01/2024 08:48, Brian Gaff wrote:
>> I guess I'm a special case due to the need for an accessible client.
>> There
>> really is only Thunderbird left, and if I cannot fix this issue that
>> has got
>> to be installed and set up on my multiple accounts. The reason why I
>> like OE
>> is identities. I can keep all my addresses completely separate and only
>> download the one which pertains to the hat I'm wearing. I think most
>> other
>> clients tend to download all accounts all the time and then present
>> each in
>> another inbox. Its distracting from the audio dings point of view and for
>> the fact you can almost see the other tasks trying to distract you
>> from the
>> current one.
>>
>> Also getting all my address books over into the right account is
>> going to
>> be a real pain, never mind all the different hot keys and learning
>> them and
>> trying to customise Tbird to work around the inaccessible bits. The
>> latest
>> version has even more problems as it is a complete rewrite where some
>> single
>> key stuff no longer works.
>> Obviously I'll have to go with something, since I'll soon have to
>> use Win
>> Doze 10 and 11, prospects that do not fill me with great enthusiasm I
>> have
>> to say, but programmers just don't support win 7 any more due to
>> compilers
>> having dropped it. Brian
>>
>
> This might (or might not) help.
> TBird can be set up with multiple profiles. Call it with
> "path\to\thunderbird.exe" -profile "path\to\profilename"
> eg: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe"
> -profile
> "C:\Users\celvi\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\d33v3d9r.celvi.52"
> So you could possibly use different profiles for different identities.
>
> Older versions of TBird can be found here:
> https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/
> You should be able to find one that works with Win7
>
> As you can see, I still use version 52(.2.1) 32-bit as my main useful
> add-ons are not available for newer versions - specifically
> Thunderbrowse and Adblock Plus/Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus.
>
>

Forgot to mention 'thunderbird -P' (that's a capital P) starts TBird
with the profile editor where you can make new profiles.

--
Chris Elvidge, England
I AM SO VERY TIRED

On 06/01/2024 17:50, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Jan 2024 17:01:28 +0000
> "chrisnd@privacy.net" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> Previously I used Pegasus Mail - which would do everything one asked of
>> it (and still does: www.pmail.com) except that there is no linux version
>> - Just windoze & Mac. It is the windoze prog I miss the most (followed
>> by Gravity newsreader) having decamped to Ubuntu a couple of years ago.
>
> Give sylpheed a look - it might suit you.
>
Ta, I'll have a look

Chris
--
The Deuchars BBB#40 COFF#14
Yamaha XV750SE & Suzuki GS550t
http://www.Deuchars.org.uk

On 06/01/2024 18:14, John Williamson wrote:
> On 06/01/2024 17:01, chrisnd@privacy.net wrote:
>
>> Previously I used Pegasus Mail - which would do everything one asked of
>> it (and still does: www.pmail.com) except that there is no linux version
>> - Just windoze & Mac.  It is the windoze prog I miss the most (followed
>> by Gravity newsreader) having decamped to Ubuntu a couple of years ago.
>>
> Have you tried them under WINE?
>
> Meanwhile, I'm having trouble transferring my profile from T'bird 50 on
> Windows to T'bird under Ubuntu. For some odd reason, even typing in the
> mailbox login information manually isn't connecting me.
>
>
Also, Ta, I'll have a look

Chris
--
The Deuchars BBB#40 COFF#14
Yamaha XV750SE & Suzuki GS550t
http://www.Deuchars.org.uk

On 06/01/2024 20:55, Chris Elvidge wrote:
> On 06/01/2024 17:01, chrisnd@privacy.net wrote:
>> On 06/01/2024 13:18, Chris Elvidge wrote:
>>> On 06/01/2024 08:48, Brian Gaff wrote:
>>>> I guess I'm a special case due to the need for an accessible client.
>>>> There
>>>> really is only Thunderbird left, and if I cannot fix this issue that
>>>> has got
>>>> to be installed and set up on my multiple accounts. The reason why I
>>>> like OE
>>>> is identities. I can keep all my addresses completely separate and only
>>>> download the one which pertains to the hat I'm wearing. I think most
>>>> other
>>>> clients tend to download all accounts all the time and then present
>>>> each in
>>>> another inbox. Its distracting from the audio dings point of view
>>>> and for
>>>> the fact you can almost see the other tasks  trying to distract you
>>>> from the
>>>> current one.
>>>>
>>>> Also getting all my  address books over into the right account is
>>>> going to
>>>> be a real pain, never mind all the different hot keys and learning
>>>> them and
>>>> trying to customise Tbird to work around the inaccessible bits. The
>>>> latest
>>>> version has even more problems as it is a complete rewrite where
>>>> some single
>>>> key stuff no longer works.
>>>>   Obviously I'll have to go with something, since I'll soon have to
>>>> use Win
>>>> Doze 10 and 11, prospects that do not fill me with great enthusiasm
>>>> I have
>>>> to say, but programmers just don't support win 7 any more due to
>>>> compilers
>>>> having dropped it. Brian
>>>>
>>>
>>> This might (or might not) help.
>>> TBird can be set up with multiple profiles. Call it with
>>> "path\to\thunderbird.exe" -profile "path\to\profilename"
>>> eg: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe"
>>> -profile
>>> "C:\Users\celvi\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\d33v3d9r.celvi.52"
>>> So you could possibly use different profiles for different identities.
>>>
>>> Older versions of TBird can be found here:
>>> https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/
>>> You should be able to find one that works with Win7
>>>
>>> As you can see, I still use version 52(.2.1) 32-bit as my main useful
>>> add-ons are not available for newer versions - specifically
>>> Thunderbrowse and Adblock Plus/Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus.
>>>
>>>
>> Yes, I have multiple identities set in TB.  The only issue with those
>> is that I haven't (yet) found a way for each identity to automatically
>> have a different sig...
>>
>> Previously I used Pegasus Mail - which would do everything one asked
>> of it (and still does: www.pmail.com) except that there is no linux
>> version - Just windoze & Mac.  It is the windoze prog I miss the most
>> (followed by Gravity newsreader) having decamped to Ubuntu a couple of
>> years ago.
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> Chris
>
> Can you not set the a separate signature text or file in each account
> setting?

Yes, I can set each account with its own sig and even each identity.
What I have not yet found is how to set each identity to automatically
switch when I change newsgroups within the same account. I have to
remember to do it manually and often I don't :-)

Chris

--
The Deuchars BBB#40 COFF#14
Yamaha XV750SE & Suzuki GS550t
http://www.Deuchars.org.uk

On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 12:17:57 +0000
"chrisnd @ukrm" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:

> On 06/01/2024 17:50, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> > On Sat, 6 Jan 2024 17:01:28 +0000
> > "chrisnd@privacy.net" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Previously I used Pegasus Mail - which would do everything one asked of
> >> it (and still does: www.pmail.com) except that there is no linux
> >> version
> >> - Just windoze & Mac. It is the windoze prog I miss the most (followed
> >> by Gravity newsreader) having decamped to Ubuntu a couple of years ago.
> >
> > Give sylpheed a look - it might suit you.
> >
> Ta, I'll have a look

Also Claws which is forked from Sylpheed a few years back and has
more features.

--
Steve O'Hara-Smith
Odds and Ends at http://www.sohara.org/
Host: Beautiful Theory meet Inconvenient Fact
Obit: Beautiful Theory died today of factual inconsistency

On 2024-01-07, Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 12:17:57 +0000
> "chrisnd @ukrm" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> On 06/01/2024 17:50, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>> > On Sat, 6 Jan 2024 17:01:28 +0000
>> > "chrisnd@privacy.net" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Previously I used Pegasus Mail - which would do everything one asked of
>> >> it (and still does: www.pmail.com) except that there is no linux
>> >> version
>> >> - Just windoze & Mac. It is the windoze prog I miss the most (followed
>> >> by Gravity newsreader) having decamped to Ubuntu a couple of years ago.
>> >
>> > Give sylpheed a look - it might suit you.
>> >
>> Ta, I'll have a look
>
> Also Claws which is forked from Sylpheed a few years back and has
> more features.
>

I use claws-mail as my only email client, it is fast and reliable
--
Simon

RLU: 222126

On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 13:17:20 -0000 (UTC)
Simon <SimonJ@eu.invalid> wrote:

> I use claws-mail as my only email client, it is fast and reliable

I've been using Sylpheed since well before Paul forked Claws, in
all that time it has failed to annoy me.

--
Steve O'Hara-Smith
Odds and Ends at http://www.sohara.org/
Host: Beautiful Theory meet Inconvenient Fact
Obit: Beautiful Theory died today of factual inconsistency

On 07/01/2024 13:17, Simon wrote:
> On 2024-01-07, Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> wrote:
>> On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 12:17:57 +0000
>> "chrisnd @ukrm" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 06/01/2024 17:50, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 6 Jan 2024 17:01:28 +0000
>>>> "chrisnd@privacy.net" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Previously I used Pegasus Mail - which would do everything one asked of
>>>>> it (and still does: www.pmail.com) except that there is no linux
>>>>> version
>>>>> - Just windoze & Mac. It is the windoze prog I miss the most (followed
>>>>> by Gravity newsreader) having decamped to Ubuntu a couple of years ago.
>>>>
>>>> Give sylpheed a look - it might suit you.
>>>>
>>> Ta, I'll have a look
>>
>> Also Claws which is forked from Sylpheed a few years back and has
>> more features.
>>
>
> I use claws-mail as my only email client, it is fast and reliable

Ta also. I note this seems to be kept more up to date than Sylpheed -
which is currently failing attempts at authentication with my email
swerver...

Chris

On 2024-01-07, Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 13:17:20 -0000 (UTC)
> Simon <SimonJ@eu.invalid> wrote:
>
>> I use claws-mail as my only email client, it is fast and reliable
>
> I've been using Sylpheed since well before Paul forked Claws, in
> all that time it has failed to annoy me.
>
I have used both and I will admit that I ended up with claws as even
with tab complete I sometimes could not remember how to spell Sylpheed.

--
Simon

RLU: 222126

On 07/01/2024 15:10, chrisnd@privacy.net wrote:
> On 07/01/2024 13:17, Simon wrote:
>> On 2024-01-07, Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> wrote:
>>> On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 12:17:57 +0000
>>> "chrisnd @ukrm" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 06/01/2024 17:50, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 6 Jan 2024 17:01:28 +0000
>>>>> "chrisnd@privacy.net" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Previously I used Pegasus Mail - which would do everything one
>>>>>> asked of
>>>>>> it (and still does: www.pmail.com) except that there is no linux
>>>>>> version
>>>>>> - Just windoze & Mac.  It is the windoze prog I miss the most
>>>>>> (followed
>>>>>> by Gravity newsreader) having decamped to Ubuntu a couple of years
>>>>>> ago.
>>>>>
>>>>>     Give sylpheed a look - it might suit you.
>>>>>
>>>> Ta, I'll have a look
>>>
>>>     Also Claws which is forked from Sylpheed a few years back and has
>>> more features.
>>>
>>
>> I use claws-mail as my only email client, it is fast and reliable
>
> Ta also. I note this seems to be kept more up to date than Sylpheed -
> which is currently failing attempts at authentication with my email
> swerver...

For info, I installed claws after installing sylpheed. As I said in
another post sylpheed did not want to connect to my server. However,
when installing claws, not only did it find the sylpheed installation
but offered to copy the configuration across - so I gave it a go - just
to see what would happen. Apart from a query about certification, it
just worked!
Impressed :-)
I shall play further...
HTH
Chris

On 06/01/2024 18:14, John Williamson wrote:
> On 06/01/2024 17:01, chrisnd@privacy.net wrote:
>
>> Previously I used Pegasus Mail - which would do everything one asked of
>> it (and still does: www.pmail.com) except that there is no linux version
>> - Just windoze & Mac.  It is the windoze prog I miss the most (followed
>> by Gravity newsreader) having decamped to Ubuntu a couple of years ago.
>>
> Have you tried them under WINE?

Well WINE installed (apparently) fine following the instructions here:
https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu

Now what? I have no icon or anything (even after an overnight reboot)
Is it there or isn't it? How do I use it?
The concept looked promising but obviously I'm missing something...

TIA

Chris

On 2024-01-08, chrisnd@privacy.net <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:
> On 07/01/2024 15:10, chrisnd@privacy.net wrote:
>> On 07/01/2024 13:17, Simon wrote:
>>> On 2024-01-07, Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 12:17:57 +0000
>>>> "chrisnd @ukrm" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 06/01/2024 17:50, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, 6 Jan 2024 17:01:28 +0000
>>>>>> "chrisnd@privacy.net" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Previously I used Pegasus Mail - which would do everything one
>>>>>>> asked of
>>>>>>> it (and still does: www.pmail.com) except that there is no linux
>>>>>>> version
>>>>>>> - Just windoze & Mac.  It is the windoze prog I miss the most
>>>>>>> (followed
>>>>>>> by Gravity newsreader) having decamped to Ubuntu a couple of years
>>>>>>> ago.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Give sylpheed a look - it might suit you.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Ta, I'll have a look
>>>>
>>>>     Also Claws which is forked from Sylpheed a few years back and has
>>>> more features.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I use claws-mail as my only email client, it is fast and reliable
>>
>> Ta also. I note this seems to be kept more up to date than Sylpheed -
>> which is currently failing attempts at authentication with my email
>> swerver...
>
> For info, I installed claws after installing sylpheed. As I said in
> another post sylpheed did not want to connect to my server. However,
> when installing claws, not only did it find the sylpheed installation
> but offered to copy the configuration across - so I gave it a go - just
> to see what would happen. Apart from a query about certification, it
> just worked!
> Impressed :-)
> I shall play further...
> HTH
> Chris
>
Thats is so great, with regard to plugins I would advise you try them
one at a time and then load the chosen ones once the testing is
complete, I had an issue with two not working well together, but in
actual fact I ended up with neither being needed. :-)

--
Simon

RLU: 222126

chrisnd@privacy.net wrote:
> Well WINE installed (apparently) fine following the instructions here:
> https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu
>
> Now what?  I have no icon or anything (even after an overnight reboot)
> Is it there or isn't it?  How do I use it?
you don't "run wine" as such, you run a windows .exe that you've copied
to your penguin.