Re: why isn't mutt threaded (logically)
Craig Millar <mutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> been using mutt for a couple of weeks and i don't see myself looking back.
> the only complaint i have is that when it polls a server (i have several imap
> accounts) that takes a while to respond, it freezes until it has had a
> response. why is such a well respected mail client so monolithic and
> incapable of multitasking?
Well, applications aren't supposed to "multitask"; your OS already does all
that already. So what you do is run mutt, and have getmail retrieving your
mail in the background as a separate application (i.e., run it as a cronjob or
whatever). mutt's built-in POP retrieval is a bit of an anomaly versus the
rest of its design.
Charles
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