Re: Emacs for email: Rmail v VM v Gnus

[James Freer]

On 3 August 2012 21:22, James Freer <jessejazza@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3 August 2012 17:20, Sivaram Neelakantan <nsivaram.net@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Aug 03 2012,Jason Earl wrote:
>>
>>
>> [snipped 38 lines]
>>
>>> 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

What i should have added is that i want the email client to be faster
than the GUI ones and as i'm learning emacs it seems logical to use
what's on offer [but without too much setting up!]

james