On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 01:25:16PM -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > fred smith wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 11:10:57AM -0500, Johnny Hughes wrote: > >> fred smith wrote: > >>> Hi! > >>> > >>> I'm trying to figure out how to use Thunderbird as a local mail reader. > >>> > >>> So far I don't see any way to configure it other than as a POP3 or IMAP mail reader, > >>> but I get my mail locally and would like to try using Tbird to read it. > >>> What am I overlooking? > >>> > >>> Thanks in advance! > >>> > >> Just use mailx on a text console like Russ ! > >> > > > > I actually use mutt. but sometimes when someone sends me an html email with a lot of > > graphics attached it's convenient to use a client that can display it all, directly. > > I've been using balsa, but it isn't being packaged for RHEL/Centos anymore, as far > > as I can figure. > > > > I just built a new machine and installed 5.3, so I could use the same Balsa RPM I > > used on the previous machine (also centos 5.3), which was provided to me back when > > 5.0 came out by another kind reader of this list--whose name I no longer remember, > > but I figured I'd see if some other mail reader that is supported on the platform > > would work instead. > > The nicest approach is to have an imap server that you can access from all > potential clients. If you are stuck with a server that doesn't do imap you can > set up fetchmail to pick it up and move it to a server that you control. This > is particularly handy if you have a phone that does email or you have multiple > machines where you might want to read or download attachments. Yeah. but,... this is my own personal workstation, I have my own domain that uses the mail server on my own workstation. the only other person who gets mail on it is my wife, who uses a pop client from windows to read her mail. So, yes, I could use tbird to access it via the pop/imap server, but I'd just as soon not. Guess I'll go dig out the centos rpm for balsa and install it again. Thanks for the ideas, though. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .---- Fred Smith / ( /__ ,__. __ __ / __ : / / / / /__) / / /__) .+' Home: fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us / / (__ (___ (__(_ (___ / :__ 781-438-5471 -------------------------------- Jude 1:24,25 ---------------------------------