Nathan Weston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello, My school just switched to a new mail server, and without > warning began requiring SMTP authentication to send mail off > campus. I've been using KMail which doesn't seem to support this. > > At the moment I have Sylpheed installed, but it's even uglier than > most GTK programs (dons flame suit). > > Can anyone suggest a mail client which will do SMTP AUTH? Here's what > I'm looking for:
I would just set up your MTA (exim|postfix|sendmail|etc.) to deliver your mail for you and then you'd be free to choose any mail client you'd like. I know exim can do SMTP AUTH, and I'd assume the others can too. > Addressbook, including lists... support for kab would be nice, since > that's where all my data is now. Ideally it would connect to a > full-featured, external > address book, so that I can store phone numbers, email, etc all in > one place, rather > than having separate address data just for my email client. > Decent filters > Support multiple accounts > IMAP would be nice > A KDE or QT interface would be nice... I would also consider a > non-GUI program > (having heard lots of rave reviews about mutt and gnus) Gnus with bbdb would meet all these criteria, except for kab. -- Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bignachos.com
