Re: Emacs for email: Rmail v VM v Gnus

[Sivaram Neelakantan]

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
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