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open source terminal client for email for linux! does that exist?? (self.linux)
submitted 5 days ago by adrianhooves to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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i was just wondering because i do talk to my friends most of the time through email and since gmail lets you add mpop and mop3 to email clients i figured it would be an interesting idea to use an email client on the terminal with built in notifications and stuff, thanks so much

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[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 41 points 5 days ago (1 children)
  • elm
  • mutt
  • mail

And plenty more: https://www.tecmint.com/best-commandline-email-clients-for-linux/

[–] adrianhooves 18 points 5 days ago (2 children)

i should have googled it first right?? umm thanks a lot!!!!!

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 2 points 13 hours ago

Try the arch wiki too!

[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 32 points 5 days ago

It did cross my mind, but I find that giving actual answers is more productive :)

Have fun with your terminal adventures!

[–] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 4 days ago

"All mail clients suck. This one just sucks less."

http://mutt.org/

[–] PetteriPano@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Is it really practical in 2024? I used pine as my sole e-mail client for many years.

In the last 15 years it feels like every mail expects the client to be able to render html, with no real fallback for text-only. Even when my client only blocks remote images some mail can be quite hard to decipher.

Company handbook even requires me to have a html signature with a picture of the company logo.. before that I've militantly only sent text-only e-mail.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

They can render HTML now. 😉

Pretty sure the pine rewrite called alpine can: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_(email_client), but mutt certainly can.

[–] databender@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

nmh is my favorite. You would have to script your notifications though

[–] BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Yes it does exist. I've only dabbled with terminal email clients so not sure if they have notifications but:

Aerc https://aerc-mail.org/

Himalaya https://github.com/RussPalms/himalaya_dev

[–] mosthated@feddit.nl 4 points 5 days ago

You could take a look at: https://github.com/aclements/notmuch

[–] wwwgem@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

A related post that you may find interesting: https://lemmy.ml/post/23440879

[–] fredbrooker@witter.cz 1 points 5 days ago

@adrianhooves
* NeoMutt: A powerful and highly customizable email client, it's a fork of the classic Mutt with many modern improvements.
* Aerc: A modern and efficient email client with a clean and intuitive interface. It's highly customizable and offers a variety of features.
* Alpine: A user-friendly and fast email client, it's a great choice for beginners and experienced users alike.
* Muttrc: A configuration file-based email client that offers a high degree of customization.