Chris, et al -- ...and then Chris Green said... % % On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 07:53:07PM -0400, David T-G wrote: % > % > need to get back to the index but am not finished, but I also don't use X % > or color with my mutt and people think I'm a wacko just for that :-) % > % Well I use (a little) colour but I don't use X with mutt because I % can't. I read my mail on a remote system via an ssh connection so Yep. % although I'm running X on the local (desktop) system that doesn't % really help mutt on the remote system. Basically my (laptop) setup, too. % % If I really want to look at som other mail while composing I just % start up another ssh window to the remote system and run a second copy % of mutt, it is a bit clumsy though so any way of automating the % process would be useful. Same except for using screen. I can't imagine having to open a new window every time I wanted a new connection. That could be because 1) I start out with a dozen connections anyway and 2) I'm a bit obsessive about where my terminal windows are placed, but screen is definitely a lifesaver for me. It's much faster to "ctrl-a c" a new screen than to move a mouse, open a new xterm, and ssh over (even with a private key as you have)! As an added bonus, anything that I do is protected from being killed if I get disconnected, which happens more often than I'd like even with DSL. % % For the record reading mail using mutt on a remote system via ssh % works well for me as I can thus use the same copy of mutt from both Right! No matter where I am, I can always get to my mail. % home and work. I know I could use IMAP but I find mutt with local % mailboxes more confortable and easier to use. Bleah. IMAP has its place but it doesn't have a place for me. % % -- % Chris Green (chris@xxxxxxxxxxx) HAND :-D -- David T-G * There is too much animal courage in (play) davidtg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * society and not sufficient moral courage. (work) davidtgwork@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Mary Baker Eddy, "Science and Health" http://justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!
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