Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!cornell!batcomputer!itsgw!steinmetz!uunet!mfci!bronson From: bronson@mfci.UUCP (Tan Bronson) Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm Subject: elm questions ? Message-ID: <279@m2.mfci.UUCP> Date: 12 Feb 88 16:35:00 GMT Sender: root@mfci.UUCP Reply-To: bronson@mfci.UUCP (Tan Bronson) Organization: Multiflow Computer Inc., Branford Ct. 06405 Lines: 29 I've been using elm for the last few days and I think it's a great improvement over the Mail/mailx which I've been using for many years, but there are a few problems I was wondering what other people are doing about: 1) the builtin pager (or more) seem to erase the last line of something being read. This is really painful! Is this a termcap problem or a elm problem ? 2) I always keep my unread mail in my mailbox and I always want to do this. I have the 'alwaysdelete=yes' line in my .elmrc and I also have the 'alwaysleave=yes', but when I say quit I don't want to answer the *&^(*&^ questions each time. Is their an option I don't know about ? 3) at the end of viewing a message, I would like to 'd' or 'n', but I seem to have to type a return, and then type 'd' or 'n'. 4) How do I read a folder from within elm ? I can elm -f , but the only way I have to see 'current messages' is to save them in my current mailbox, and then I run the risk of having them moved if I type anything other than 'y' at the save messages in /usr/spool/mail/ .. file. 5) When I reply to a message can I get it to always include the message I reply to ? 6) when I reply to a message, but half way thru change my mind, I can't ctrl-c or anything to stop the process. I have to get into the editor, quit, Forget the message. Is there a easier way ? I like elm, it's just tough to break my fingers of mail/mailx habits I've developed over 4-5 years! Tan Bronson Multiflow Computer Inc UUCP(work): {yale,uunet}!mfci!bronson 175 N Main St UUCP(home): {yale,mfci}!bronson!tan Branford, Ct 06405 Phone(work):(203)-488-6090 x228