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  • Puschel_das_Eichhorn@lemm.eetoLinux@lemmy.ml•Email client recommendations ?
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    1 month ago

    Personally, I use mu4e (part of the mu software) to read, organise, compose and send emails. It uses a text-based interface, and runs from within the GNU EMacs editor. Emails are stored locally in the Maildir format.

    • It is actively maintained and open source, and not controlled by a company
    • Apart from xapian and EMacs, chances are that you have the dependencies already installed
    • Mails can be composed in HTML format, but this may take a few extra tweaks. (I do not do this myself.)
    • Emails have to be stored in the Maildir format to be indexed using mu and viewed with mu4e
    • Neither POP nor IMAP are directly supported. To fetch or sync emails from/with an external server, external applications can be called, like mbsync (for IMAP), offlineimap (same), or fetchmail in unison with a locally running postfix MTA (for POP)

    I am not sure if I can recommend this solution, as it can be a bit technical compared with other email clients. For me, it is entirely worth it, though.