Text based IMAP client?

[Knute Johnson]

On 12/21/2009 9:19 PM, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Knute Johnson wrote:
>> Is there a non-X IMAP client I can run in a terminal?
>
>      Yes, any of them.
>
> Package: isync
> Priority: optional
> Section: universe/mail
> Description: Synchronize a local maildir with a remote IMAP4 mailbox
>   A command line application which synchronizes a local maildir-style
>   mailbox with a remote IMAP4 mailbox, suitable for use in disconnected
>   mode. Multiple copies of the remote IMAP4 mailbox can be maintained,
>   and all flags and messages are synchronized.
>   .
>   Features:
>    * Fast mode for fetching new mail only
>    * Supports imaps: (port 993) TLS/SSL connections
>    * Supports STARTTLS (RFC2595) for confidentiality
>    * Supports NAMESPACE (RFC2342)
>    * Supports CRAM-MD5 (RFC2095) for authentication
>
>      Several people have recommended mutt, however mutt's IMAP support is
> marginal at best.  isync provides much smoother experience.  So if you would
> like to use mutt I highly recommend isync to do the actual IMAP portion.  I
> cannot say about the other text client's native IMAP support but, in my
> experience, very few clients get it right.
>
>

Thanks, I'll take a look at that one too.

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Knute Johnson

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