Thunderbird and cmd line mail readers..

[Senectus .]

Does anyone know if there is a cmd line mail client that will be happy
to use the thunderbird mailbox?
I like thunderbirds setup but I want to be able to access the mail
stored in that account via ssh remotely.. any suggestions?

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