Re: Emacs for email: Rmail v VM v Gnus

[James Freer]

On 3 August 2012 17:20, Sivaram Neelakantan <nsivaram.net@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 03 2012,Jason Earl wrote:
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>> If you want something that is easy to install then Gnus has the
>> advantage of coming pre-installed on recent copies of GNU Emacs.  The
>> problem with Gnus (if there is a problem) is that it is so ridiculously
>> flexible that it can be difficult to configure.
>>
>> Personally, I think that it is worth the effort, but not everyone feels
>> the same way.
>
> I'd have to say, you have to be daft to use Gnus, which is a sort of
> compliment....in a different way.
>
> I don't know why I use Gnus but I do know that if I use some other
> mail client, I feel unhappy with the workflow that the new mail client
> imposes on me.  So I stick to Gnus.  :-)
>
> As others will attest, Gnus works; its terminology is not exactly
> mainstream (heck, if you're using Emacs, you're already a hippie) and
> the documentation is huge for a mail client.  It sure ain't Apple(TM)
> for user friendliness at first.  But you keep hammering at it, one day
> you will get it;  Exhausted by the sunk cost, you will stick to Gnus
> for the rest of your email life.
>
> Trust me, that happens.  Look at this crowd on this list! :-)
>
> Or me.
>
>  sivaram

I don't doubt you for a moment. I think the Gnus documentation is
excellent... but really too advanced for my needs. I just want
something as easy as Thunderbird or similar to set up - just enter in
the pop/imap and smtp bits... then use.

james