From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.1 (2015-04-28) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.1 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 0321b253 for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2018 21:06:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id A269BA183B; Sat, 23 Jun 2018 07:06:11 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AD9B9EE0C; Sat, 23 Jun 2018 07:05:52 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id A25BD9EE0C; Sat, 23 Jun 2018 07:05:40 +1000 (AEST) X-Greylist: delayed 596 seconds by postgrey-1.35 at minnie.tuhs.org; Sat, 23 Jun 2018 07:05:39 AEST Received: from mail.bitblocks.com (ns1.bitblocks.com [173.228.5.8]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69A91A1821 for ; Sat, 23 Jun 2018 07:05:39 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mob.bitblocks.com (mob.bitblocks.com [192.168.125.11]) by mail.bitblocks.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 333C1156E7DB; Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:55:21 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 11.4 \(3445.8.2\)) From: Bakul Shah In-Reply-To: <0EB33B2A-581F-4B3D-A498-E6E98B6B43CE@tfeb.org> Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:55:20 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <20180621234706.GA23316@minnie.tuhs.org> <20180622142846.GS21272@mcvoy.com> <20180622145402.GT21272@mcvoy.com> <0EB33B2A-581F-4B3D-A498-E6E98B6B43CE@tfeb.org> To: Tim Bradshaw X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.8.2) Subject: Re: [TUHS] off-topic list X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On Jun 22, 2018, at 9:07 AM, Tim Bradshaw wrote: >=20 > On 22 Jun 2018, at 15:54, Larry McVoy wrote: >>=20 >> Try mutt, it's what I use and it threads topics just fine. >=20 > The trouble is I have > 10 years of mail sitting in the OSX mail = system and although I could probably export it all (it at least used to = be relatively straightforward to do this) the sheer terror of doing that = is, well, terrifying because there's a lot of stuff in there that = matters. At least on my Mac messages seem to be stored one per file. Attachments are stored separately. Doesn't seem hard to figure out. You can periodically rsync to a different place and experiment. > Using the system-provided mail tool was a stupid decision, and one I = managed to avoid with the browser &c, but it's too late now. There is not much available that is decent.I too use Apple Mail but also have a separate MH store that goes way back. MH is great for bulk operations but not for viewing MIME infested mail or simple things like attaching documents. What I really want is a combined MUA. > (Now this is an off-topic discussion from a discussion about = off-topicness.) meta-meta-meta!