Re: Which one shall I choose?

["A. L. Meyers" <nospam.look@replyto.because.this.is.invalid>]

Peter Davis <pd@world.std.com> writes:

> Tim Hammerquist <tim@vegeta.ath.cx> writes:
>
> [...]
>
>> I've heard something different entirely: "Do one thing and do it well."
>> 
>> But to look at something a little more definitive
>> <http://hebb.cis.uoguelph.ca/~dave/27320/new/unixphil.html>, the nine
>> "tenets" of the Unix Philosophy:
>> 
>>    1. small is beautiful
>>    2. make each program do one thing well
>>    3. build a prototype as soon as possible
>>    4. choose portability over efficiency
>>    5. store numerical data in flat files
>>    6. use software leverage to your advantage
>>    7. use shell scripts to increase leverage and portability
>>    8. avoid captive user interfaces
>>    9. make every program a filter
>
> By these tenets, MH is superior to all other mail programs.  Indeed,
> MH is far and away my choice.  However, I'm sentenced to work in a
> Windows environment, and I've never found an MH port to Windows.  I
> have this on my "to do when there's spare time" list, but so far, the
> occasion has not arisen.  If anyone know of an MH port for Windows,
> please *please* let me know.

Qmail people write that mh security is not very good. Is that true?
Both gnus and mutt work well with mh type mail directories.

Lucien
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