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From: ant@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au (Anthony Murdoch)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,comp.windows.open-look
Subject: Mail, mmdf and X-mail-readers.
Message-ID: <1991Feb20.064424.21917@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au>
Date: 20 Feb 91 06:44:24 GMT
Organization: Prentice Computer Centre, The University of Queensland, Australia.
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Hi netters,

I have a problem (another one besides that ;-)  I have recently installed
mmdf as the mail handler for my workstation.  The only problem is that I
was hoping to continue to use mailtool as my mail reader.

Unfortunately, the standard ucb mail client will not work with the format
that mmdf (or PP) places mail in.  And mailtool will not work with the ucb
mail replacement that is provided with mmdf.  So know I have a reasonable
mail handler, but no X interface to read it with.  I know about Xmh, but
I don't really like it, even though I have been using it for the past six
or so months.  And besides, it doesn't work too will with olwm.

So, could anyone offer advice on one of the following ;
  - Source for a mailtool like X interface that is configurable to be able
    to handle the mmdf (PP) mail files,
  - A way of configuring mailtool (OWII) so that it doesn't expect to be
    able to do non-standard things with "/usr/ucb/Mail" or with the spool
    files in "/usr/spool",
  - Any other solution you can see.

I know that zipmail (or zmail ?), an offspring from mush is to be released
commercially fairly soon.  I guess that that may be a solution if nothing
else is forthcomming.

thanx in advance
ant

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