Although IMAP allows me to retrieve all the folders from the mail server but the filters and spam controls do not get imported. (Duh, that is why they call it graphical.)Īnother thing that bothered me is I have to install the client in each machine I use. In other words, I can’t use Thunderbird from the shell. And if I want to insert a file, I have to do a copy/paste or add it as an attachment. I can do the same while I am using Thunderbird, but there is this extra step of opening a shell window. I could easily, with one or two commands, copy/paste/read files, run a Perl script as needed. As I was login to a server where all my files resided, I was able to go between a shell and Pine in the same window. You can’t really compare a text based email client to a graphical one. To my surprise I started to like the new features. I started to spend more time with my new email client. Days went by and I finally lost my Unix account. Now, clicking mouse for reading emails was new to me(I know there are key shortcuts, but when you are in a graphical environment you tend to lean towards the mouse). It seemed less bloated than Mozilla and I liked the interface. Then I installed Thunderbird at my work machine(was secretly login to the cluster and using Pine at home). I can’t remember the details but I could tell there was a lack of spark between us. I tried Mozilla mail for couple days, didn’t like it. However, standing at the crossroads, I decided to seek something new, something different. I could have still use Pine in my GNU/Linux workstation as a IMAP client or even when I would be using a PC, there was PC-Pine. The option of login to the server and using Pine was gone. Then, why the dumping? My school decided to get rid of the Unix cluster / shell access and provide everyone with a web interface. ![]() I never thought that I would use something else for my email. There are fond memories attached with Pine. I remember checking my email from the Heathrow airport, I remember checking it from Brazil(Indiana). Just ssh to the server, type ‘p’ (my alias for pine) in the prompt and Walla - you’ve got mail. I didn’t bother installing a POP/IMAP client at home or work. Like most other big schools, our email cluster was in a Sun OS box. It was beginning of my undergraduate career. Pine can provide all of the above and it was fulfilling my needs just fine. And yes, if you are a Usenet junkie, you need an email client that works as a news reader as well. You need a client that is easy to use, can handle spam, easily tunes with your favorite operating system / desktop environment. A good, trusty email client in these days of information overload is necessary. I receive about 200 emails(not counting spam) on average a day. On a serious note, a big chunk of my work depends on reading and responding to emails. From the latest spam to enlarge my certain organ to the email from an old friend - I just love getting emails. I will admit my addiction for checking emails. Email has been an integral part of my daily life. We have our bad times, but overall I am happy with the switch. Although, sometime I miss the simple, fast, text based interface, the new relationship is shaping up to be an exciting one. I dumped my good old Pine and settled with a graphical client. Recently, I decided to move to a greener posture. ![]() ![]() ![]() I had been an avid user of Pine for almost five years.
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