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From: haozhou@acsu.Buffalo.EDU (hao zhou)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Mail handler in X?
Summary: mh,xmh,smail
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Date: 22 Nov 89 05:53:34 GMT
Expires: 27 Nov 89 00:00:00 GMT
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In article <972@swbatl.UUCP> you write:
>I was wondering if there are any other graphically oriented mail handler
>in X? (like xmh with the buttons and scrollbars etc).  Or on the other hand
>where can I find out about mh?  I have just received my sparcstation and
>can't seem to find any reference to mh (although the xmh man page says to
>see mh(1)). Is this mh an axtension that is not part of the Sun
>distribution?  Would it be possible to recieve this if it is public domain?
>( hint could someone send it if it is PD).  Please excuse the possible 
>ignorance of this question and direct any comments via E-mail, thanks.
>

There is another x client called smail. Unfotunatelly there are some 
bugs in it. 
If you never used mh before, you may try inc ( incorporate new mail )
which will do initialization for xmh. You may find that it creates 
a file in your home directory called .mh_profile containing the path
to your own mail folders. The path usually is ~/Mail. Under this directory
inc creates two default mail folders inbox and drafts. After this is done,
you may try to use xmh. 
I tried xmh. I couldn't get send, forward, and reply working. If you 
have any luck, let me know.

	Hao    

In article <972@swbatl.UUCP> you write:
>I was wondering if there are any other graphically oriented mail handler
>in X? (like xmh with the buttons and scrollbars etc).  Or on the other hand
>where can I find out about mh?  I have just received my sparcstation and
>can't seem to find any reference to mh (although the xmh man page says to
>see mh(1)). Is this mh an axtension that is not part of the Sun
>distribution?  Would it be possible to recieve this if it is public domain?
>( hint could someone send it if it is PD).  Please excuse the possible 
>ignorance of this question and direct any comments via E-mail, thanks.
>

There is another x client called smail. Unfotunatelly there are some 
bugs in it. 
If you never used mh before, you may try inc ( incorporate new mail )
which will do initialization for xmh. You may find that it creates 
a file in your home directory called .mh_profile containing the path
to your own mail folders. The path usually is ~/Mail. Under this directory
inc creates two default mail folders inbox and drafts. After this is done,
you may try to use xmh. 
I tried xmh. I couldn't get send, forward, and reply working. If you 
have any luck, let me know.

	Hao