On 2023-11-24 03:41:34, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Nov 2023 16:28:45 -0600, o1bigtenor wrote in message
> <CAPpdf59Zhr_ucwTpv3bL7i_EPenc6U4s-g3ceqRkmNRowwFExA@???>:
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> > On Thu, Nov 23, 2023 at 12:32 PM Arnt Karlsen <arnt@???> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, 23 Nov 2023 19:10:10 +0100, Arnt wrote in message
> > > <20231123191010.18d7abad@dvn>:
> > >
> > > > On Thu, 23 Nov 2023 08:38:18 -0600, o1bigtenor wrote in message
> > > > <CAPpdf59VwZBsRBZDYrLimCvw0cHRVaM2mJ+VPYVe1_iUjSEeig@???>:
> > > >
> > > > > Greetings
> > > > >
> > > > > Quite a number of years ago it was recommended to me that I use
> > > > > claws to work on my emails.
> > > > >
> > > > > I haven't switched because I'm not sure if claws will support
> > > > > both receiving from
> > >
> > > ..er, I did miss this, yes, it can do that, and you've done enough
> > > emailing to learn why you don't want that mess. It can even sort
> > > your email tree if you wanna try the email client lock-in gamble.
> >
> > I use the different addresses to create some anonymity and also
> > keep things separated (different addresses for different things that
> > I do/am interested in - - - that kind of thing) - - - - I can be found
> > just using my first name - - - - which is great if you like a 5' dia
> > target on your butt but if you don't - - - - well - - - its just no
> > fun!!!!
>
> ..back in the 1990ies before Groklaw.net ate all my time online, I
> used to use exmh and later sylpheed for email and pan on my usenet
> traffic to keep my email and usenet traffic separated, they looked
> different enough to remind me of WTF I was doing.
>
> ..you might be able to do something similar playing around with
> colorful theme setups hooked up to each mail ID, otherwise just
> use different MUAs, e.g. exmh, mutt, kmail etc, one for each ID.
>
> > > ..if you find good old fetchmail, procmail feeding your MH tree, too
> > > old fashion, there are newer toys out there, e.g. getmail, maildrop,
> > > and you can also feed all your email into your own database setup.
> > > I've not tested any of these new toys.
> > >
> > The is where I really don't know squat about what I need to do.
> >
> > So besides claws I will need to set up fetchmail and procmail - - -
> > do I understand that correctly?
>
> ..yep, and I now see you'll prefer getmail and maildrop,

So you suggest using getmail and maildrop, but ...

> 1) because they are easier to set up, even by newbies,
> 2) because they are newer and better supported by people
> who still remember HTF they set them up, and 3) I've
> touched my setup maybe 10 times since the 1990ies, no
> more than 25 times when including cut-n-pasting configs
> on simply moving my Mail/ tree etc onto new disks.
>
> > If I set up a hosted domain will I be able to set that up as an email
> > recipient (group) for my addresses?
>
> ..yep, me, I just use fetchmail to fetch _all_ my mail, and procmail

You actually use fetchmail and procmail.

I currently use fetchmail and maildrop.

Apart from "It's newer and thus shinier" what are the advantages of
getmail over fetchmail?

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