The Grumpy Editor's guide to graphical mail clients [LWN.net]

The Grumpy Editor's guide to graphical mail clients

Posted Jul 1, 2004 11:51 UTC (Thu) by Klavs (subscriber, #10563)
Parent article: The Grumpy Editor's guide to graphical mail clients

Another feature I greatly miss - is inline PGP-signing.
If you attach the PGP-signing - as is the only evolution 1.2 supports (don't know about newer versions) - it means your mail gets split up into two attachments on Outlook and Notes email clients :(

what programs support this feature - Kmail? Thunderbird?
Perhaps a compiled list of "wanted features" - where the editor could check them on/off - would be a great ressource of info for anyone seeking an email client.
The feature name - would be a link to page explaining it in greater detail - and how to apply it in different mail-clients that support it.

It would be very nice for me :)

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Desired Features

Posted Jul 1, 2004 17:08 UTC (Thu) by wcooley (guest, #1233) [Link]

To add to the list:
1. More support for writable LDAP addressbooks. Evolution is the only client I know of that supports it, although setting it up was a little odd, even for someone experienced with LDAP. It's also missing features that would make it a useful business-feature. (See http://nakedape.cc/wiki/WritableLdapAddressBookIdeas for my thoughts.)
2. Support for client SSL/TLS certificates. I know Evo 1.4.6 doesn't have this and suspect Thunderbird does.
3. Ability to manage Sieve scripts. Sieve is a server-side mail filtering language currently in the early RFC stages; implemented only in Cyrus IMAP AFAIK. Sieve scripts are uploaded through a TFTP-like interface. Some webmail clients have plug-ins for managing the filters, but I know of no GUI client that does.
4. Ability to include multiple messages in a reply. It makes the logic for threading ambiguous, but can be very useful at times. I'm sure some mailers support it, but I know Evo doesn't.

Oh, did this just turn into my Evolution wish list? Sorry...

Sieve

Posted Jul 9, 2004 10:07 UTC (Fri) by ringerc (subscriber, #3071) [Link]

Mulberry has a Sieve management interface. It's frequently recommended on
the Cyrus list for that reason. It seems like a nice client in some ways,
but ... it's not for me.

The Grumpy Editor's guide to graphical mail clients

Posted Jul 9, 2004 11:39 UTC (Fri) by mahoutsukai (guest, #22926) [Link]

KMail supports inline PGP-signing.