On 13 April 2011 21:21, Prithvi <iamph...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi guys, > > I was using Alpine, the text-based email client on Windows 7 for a while > and it was working very well. I was very happy as I didn't have to use > Outlook or Thunderbird, which really bog down my laptop. > > Today, I decided to get rid of Windows for good, and installed Ubuntu > 10.04, > installed and configured Alpine. > > Shockingly, the experience has been nothing short of frustrating! > > I keep getting a status message > 'waited for x seconds for reply from server. still waiting...' > all the time, for all my mailboxes! I never had this issue on windows! > > And, it asks me if I want to close the inbox (or connection), but doesn't > accept any input, and keeps trying to open my inbox again, till it gives up > and closes it by itself. > > Has anyone else been using Alpine? Have any of you guys experienced this? > > Prithvi > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
Hi, I have found that Alpine handles IMAP well, have been using it for gmail for some time. I havent used it for POP though. Not wanting to sound offish (because I have lost the link) Google ALPINE and GMAIL and you will get some good info. Regards Mark
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