On Monday 01 March 2010 11:08:27 Zeerak Mustafa Waseem wrote: > On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 10:06:49AM +0100, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > > Hi, > > > > my setup here is a running Postix MTA which stores all incoming mail > > into a single file (per user) in mbox format (/var/spool/mail/$USER) > > > > I'm desparately looking for a mail client with a GUI which can handle > > that. > > I didn't manage to configure Thunderbird(-3.0.1) (it always tries to set > > up an IMAP or POP3 account) and importing mails from the mbox file again > > and again isn't a solution. > > > > I've tried Evolution, setting "Receiving Email' to 'Standard Unix mbox > > spool file'. > > This shows my email headers but when I click on one of these I always > > get > > 'Summary and folder mismatch, even after a sync' > > > > I've been googling around but any suggestions to remove some index files > > didn't help either. > > > > So, does anybody know a solution? > > > > Many thanks, > > Helmut. > > How about claws? As far as I remember it supports mbox format :-)
As does mail, mailx, kmail and mutt. Actually, almost every mail client except Evolution - which seems to insist on doing it's own weird thing with mboxes. s -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
