Re: Over-/underquoting, was Re: [PATCH] revert: clarify seemingly bogus OPT_END repetition

From: Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>
Date: Jul 9, 2016, 23:35 UTC
Message-ID: <20160709233555.GA8926@dcvr.yhbt.net>
In-Reply-To: <CAA19uiQLBUyrdrk6w4kZ572cEdEDNqm30J6Ut3yemU4Rwx6Qcw@mail.gmail.com>

Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> wrote:

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> 2016-07-06 22:15 GMT+02:00 Jacob Keller <jacob.keller@gmail.com>:
> > On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 6:16 AM, Johannes Schindelin
> > <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> ...
> >>> It is not unheard of that a MUA can collapse and expand properly quoted
> >>> parts on request...
> >>
> >> Sure. Show me some kick-ass, scriptable mail client and I will have a
> >> look.

I like mutt since it lets me pipe stuff to arbitrary commands, "T" works in the pager for toggling quoted text.

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> > Yep, I haven't found a mail client that really works for me either :(
> 
> Every other day I want to get rid of Thunderbird... always on the
> verge of going (back) to mutt, though I do need some calendar
> integration and such.

It's possible to use both with IMAP (offlineimap + local dovecot works well on slow connections).

I rely on at+atd to email myself and also maintain a text file over IMAP.

> Until the day when the scriptable mua we wish for comes upon us, may I
> recommend the "QuoteCollapse" extension to Thunderbird that transforms
> those huge quotes into neat short headlines with a twist(y).

The "T" (toggle-quoted) command in mutt hides quoted entirely, which makes it a bit confusing, at times; but toggling again unhides it.