by mtlmtlmtlmtl on 10/11/22, 7:42 PM
It brings joy to my heart to still see these simple web 1.0 pages.
And the front page has almost all the information I care about as a terminal luddite: vim bindings, etc.
One point of criticism: it says extensible, but it's not very clear how exactly it's extensible. What language is used for extensions? Go? Scripts + conf files with hooks? The front page makes no mention, nor does the source page, and I've yet to find it by clicking around the wiki.
by dogline on 10/12/22, 12:36 AM
So, given that with email, the important part is the data, and not the client, I was able to give this client a spin. Not bad. I was able to go though my recent email, view some HTML email I keep getting, and mash through things without a lot of problems. Maybe I'll stick with this client? ::shrug::
This is one of the few domains where you can play with different client still. And there can be innovations here with CLI versions, which I like.
Reading other comments in the thread, it sounds like ddevault has ideas for the next version. If so, that's cool, and it should be easy to try out.
by rickstanley on 10/11/22, 8:16 PM
I tried to sign-in into my work Outlook account with aerc a while ago, from WSL2, unfortunately it didn't work with an app password[0], and OAuth2 won't cut it, because I'll have to ask the company's services administrator to grant me access.
Nevertheless, a great piece of software. Using it for personal e-mail.
[0]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/manage-a...
by nominusllc on 10/11/22, 6:18 PM
I like it. It's somewhat reminiscent of this one we used to use called Pine :) I think sourcehut guy made this, right?
edit: yep sourcehut guy. they also made this cool guide here: https://git-send-email.io/
by aidenn0 on 10/11/22, 8:56 PM
I use an email client called bower, which is fairly light on features, but has one killer feature: it works with remote notmuch databases.
So I get great search, but can easily open attachments locally, or even compose in a GUI editor.
by irjustin on 10/12/22, 6:36 AM
by danobi on 10/11/22, 7:06 PM
Was threading support ever added? I recall there being a few attempts. I tried aerc out for quite a bit but ultimately had to give it up for neomutt b/c mailing list discussions were impossible to follow without threading support.
by dang on 10/12/22, 3:35 AM
by globular-toast on 10/11/22, 7:30 PM
I'd love to use a lightweight email client. I've tried several in the past. When conversing with others who know how to use email, like free software mailing lists, for example, they are a joy to use. But as soon as you have to interact with the Microsoft shite it just doesn't work. Things just start breaking in random ways and you're never really sure if you're getting the message you're supposed to be getting. Since I mostly use email for work, I've found Thunderbird to be the only good option.
by petemir on 10/11/22, 8:26 PM
I have been using it for the last weeks. It’s nice, although I didn’t have good luck with the documentation. I think some of the examples and capabilities are lacking, and the procedure for reporting/asking something seemed really convoluted with respect to something more plain like GitHub. Furthermore, another problem that I have is that sometimes I lose connection to the mail servers, and it’s imposible to recover it without closing and reopening the app. I am missing something like reconnect/refresh.
by emptysongglass on 10/12/22, 8:30 AM
Love Aerc but if I'm going to jump ship from Betterbird/Thunderbird I really need a lightweight calendar app to pair Aerc with as that's a vital part of my day to day. Any recommendations?
by jarbus on 10/11/22, 7:13 PM
I really am in need of a terminal email client that can handle multiple inboxes with vi keybinds out the box. This looks promising
by mpalczewski on 10/11/22, 9:02 PM
I love it, answers the question. “What would vim be like as a web client” I use it regularly.
by blacklight on 10/12/22, 9:42 AM
What's the added value when compared to more mature solutions like mutt or neomutt?
by jpe90 on 10/11/22, 7:33 PM
I swapped over to aerc from mu4e, it’s very pleasant to use. I would easily recommend it.
by zaik on 10/11/22, 11:50 PM
I want to make aerc my email client. Hopefully it gets S/MIME support soon.
by mro_name on 10/11/22, 9:00 PM
how would I use aerc and not maintain a go toolchain?