ClockworkCoder
Chaotic Neutral
Just installed aerc, and it's an interesting project, especially the tight integration with git, and vim-style shortcuts.
Couple of deal-breakers for me is that it doesn't support maildir and is lacking in configuration options (Edit: I'm stupid, it does support maildir really easily, and there are loads of options, although I still haven't configured colours or mime-type specific open), but I have started using it and might be tempted to attempt contributing to it somehow.
https://aerc-mail.org/ (ignore the hyperbolic title)
Has anyone else here tried it? What are your thoughts?
Personally, I've coming from mutt, and after spending a year getting it just right for my needs, I'm not about to stop using it, but I was able to get up and running with aerc in a few minutes, and it is fast and intuitive, so I feel there is potential...
Couple of deal-breakers for me is that it doesn't support maildir and is lacking in configuration options (Edit: I'm stupid, it does support maildir really easily, and there are loads of options, although I still haven't configured colours or mime-type specific open), but I have started using it and might be tempted to attempt contributing to it somehow.
https://aerc-mail.org/ (ignore the hyperbolic title)
aerc is an email client that runs in your terminal. It's highly efficient and extensible, perfect for the discerning hacker. Check out the screencast above to get an idea of how it's used.
Notice: aerc is a work in progress. All of the features below are working, but expect to find bugs.
Some of its more interesting features include:
- Editing emails in an embedded terminal tmux-style, allowing you to check on incoming emails and reference other threads while you compose your replies
- Render HTML emails with an interactive terminal web browser, highlight patches with diffs, and browse with an embedded less session
- Vim-style keybindings and ex-command system, allowing for powerful automation at a single keystroke
- First-class support for working with git & email
- Open a new tab with a terminal emulator and a shell running for easy access to nearby git repos for parallel work
- Support for multiple accounts, with support for IMAP, Maildir, SMTP, and sendmail transfer protocols
- Asynchronous IMAP support ensures the UI never gets locked up by a flaky network, as mutt often does
- Efficient network usage - aerc only downloads the information which is necessary to present the UI, making for a snappy and bandwidth-efficient experience
- 100% free and open source software!
Has anyone else here tried it? What are your thoughts?
Personally, I've coming from mutt, and after spending a year getting it just right for my needs, I'm not about to stop using it, but I was able to get up and running with aerc in a few minutes, and it is fast and intuitive, so I feel there is potential...
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