{"id":9432,"date":"2021-01-22T14:11:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T19:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irreal.org\/blog\/?p=9432"},"modified":"2021-01-23T14:49:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T19:49:09","slug":"rmail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irreal.org\/blog\/?p=9432","title":{"rendered":"Rmail"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you all know, I handle my email with mu4e and am very happy with it. But it\u2019s not the only possibility. Notmuch<\/a> and Gnus<\/a> are popular choices but there\u2019s also the builtin Rmail<\/a>. It doesn\u2019t get a lot of attention and many are only vaguely, if at all, aware of it.<\/p>\n

Ben Card is an Rmail user and finds that it meets his needs well. He likes its simplicity and easy configuration. He\u2019s got a post that describes how he uses Rmail<\/a>, his configuration for it, and how to implement multiple accounts. He also has links to two videos (1<\/a>, 2<\/a>) where he covers the same material.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in finding out more about Rmail, I\u2019d watch the to videos before reading the post. After doing all that, my conclusion is that mu4e (and probably any of the other apps) is a better solution. One of the great features of mu4e\u2014one might even say its whole point\u2014is its powerful search capabilities. Following Ben Maughan, I put all my saved emails in a single file and use search to find whatever I need. It\u2019s simple and powerful and I don\u2019t have to decide where to put each email or remember where I put it if I need to retrieve it. Rmail lets you store your emails in separate files but doesn\u2019t\u2014as far as I can see\u2014have an integrated search function.<\/p>\n

Configuring multiple accounts is fairly simple but seems a bit ad hoc<\/i>. It boils down to writing functions that set Rmail\u2019s environment for a particular account. Card shows how to do this in detail in the second video.<\/p>\n

Still, if you\u2019re looking for a simple, lightweight email client that runs under Emacs, it\u2019s worth taking a look at Rmail.<\/p>\n

Update<\/b> [2021-01-23 Sat 14:47]<\/span><\/span>: GNUS \u2192 Gnus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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