From: ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home)
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 05:17:00 -0700 (PDT)
To: vznuri@netcom.com (Vladimir Z. Nuri)
Subject: Re: mail software for multiple addrs
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Vladimir Z. Nuri wrote:
> 
> hi everyone. I'm asking this here because I know that cpunks
> spend a lot of time in email. I'm looking for some GUI
> software that can deal well with
> 
> 1. multiple internet providers - i.e., if I have multiple
> providers, I would like the software to be able to easily
> deal with them all, without having to retype IP addresses
> etc. into dialog boxes

it is trivial in Unix, write a TCL/TK script that would give you a 
nice dialog with a pretty button for each connection, and call a
different shell script for each button. That's what I use.
 
> 2. multiple email accounts - i.e. the mail software is not
> going to use merely one POP account, but should be able
> to have different email addrs and passwords over POP

popclient or .forward are your friends.

> 3. multiple mailing lists - I'd like a way to sort incoming
> mail into separate folders/directories based on  header
> fields, and a way to automate this. (i.e. not have to
> go through the same procedure each time of typing the
> fields etc.)

procmail is your friend

> I am aware of Netscape's mail features, which don't really
> handle much of the above.  also, I suspect many people
> require some combination of the above, so there is probably
> software out there to do it.. at least there is a demand.
> 
> also, I'm aware of procmail but would prefer something
> that supports a GUI interface.


	- Igor.