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[[File:Elm.png|thumb|Screenshot of [[Elm_(email_client)|Elm]]]]
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A '''text-based email client''' is an [[email client]] with its [[user interface]] being [[text-based]], occupying a whole [[Terminal_emulator|terminal]] screen. Other kind of [[email client]]s are [[GUI]]-based (cf. [[email client]]) or Web-based, see [[Webmail]].
A '''text-based email client''' is an [[email client]] with its [[user interface]] being [[text-based]], occupying a whole [[Terminal emulator|terminal]] screen. Other kind of [[email client]]s are [[GUI]]-based (cf. [[email client]]) or Web-based, see [[Webmail]].


Text-based email clients may be useful for users with [[visual impairment]] or partial [[blindness]] allowing [[speech synthesis]] or text-to-speech software to read content to users. Text-based email clients also allow to manage communication via simple remote sessions, e. g. per [[SSH]], for instance when it is not possible to install a local GUI-client and/or access mail via Web interface. Also users may prefer [[text-based user interface]]s in general.
Text-based email clients may be useful for users with [[visual impairment]] or partial [[blindness]] allowing [[speech synthesis]] or text-to-speech software to read content to users. Text-based email clients also allow to manage communication via simple remote sessions, e. g. per [[SSH]], for instance when it is not possible to install a local GUI-client and/or access mail via Web interface. Also users may prefer [[text-based user interface]]s in general.
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== List of text-based email clients ==
== List of text-based email clients ==
Notable clients include:<ref name="tecmint2020" /> <ref name="useplaintext" />
Notable clients include:<ref name="tecmint2020" /><ref name="useplaintext" />
* aerc<ref name=aerc-initial/><ref name=aerc-contributors/><ref name=aerc-ycombinator/>
* [[aerc]]<ref name=aerc-initial/><ref name=aerc-contributors/><ref name=aerc-ycombinator/>
* [[COnsole_Newsreader_And_Emailer|Cone]] <!-- need to create pages for these -->
* [[Cone (software)|cone]]
* [[Elm (email client)|Elm]]
* [[Elm (email client)|Elm]]
* [[Emacs]]: [[Gnus]], mu4e, rmail, Wanderlust
* [[Emacs]]: [[Gnus]], mu4e, rmail, Wanderlust
* Lumail
* Lumail
* mblaze
* mblaze
* meli
* [[Meli_email_client|meli]]
* [[Mutt (email client)|Mutt]]
* [[Mutt (email client)|Mutt]]
** [[NeoMutt]] <!-- need to create pages for these -->
** NeoMutt
* [[Pine (email client)|pine]]
* [[Pine (email client)|pine]]
** [[Alpine (email client)|alpine]]
** [[Alpine (email client)|alpine]]
* [[Sup (email client)|sup]]<!-- need to create pages for these -->
* sup
* [[vim (text editor)|vim]] (using a plugin<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/soywod/himalaya/tree/master/vim|title = Himalaya/Vim at master · soywod/Himalaya|website = [[GitHub]]}}</ref> for himalaya)


Email software for the [[command line]] that does not occupy the whole screen (cf. [[Text-based user interface|TUI]]) include e. g. [[Cleancode eMail]], himalaya, [[mail (Unix)]], [[mailx]], [[MH Message Handling System|nmh]], [[procmail]], [[sendmail]], and many others.
Email software for the [[command line]] that does not occupy the whole screen (cf. [[Text-based user interface|TUI]]) include e. g. [[Cleancode eMail]], [[CURL]],<ref>https://everything.curl.dev/usingcurl/reademail</ref> himalaya, [[mail (Unix)]], [[mailx]], [[MH Message Handling System|MH]], [[procmail]], [[sendmail]], and many others.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Text-based web browser]]
* [[Text-based web browser]]
* [[Plaintext email]]
* [[Comparison of email clients]]


==References==
==References==
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<ref name="aerc-initial">{{cite web|url=https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc/refs/0.1.0 |title=aerc 0.1.0 |date=June 3, 2019|accessdate=June 9, 2019}}</ref>
<ref name="aerc-initial">{{cite web|url=https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc/refs/0.1.0 |title=aerc 0.1.0 |date=June 3, 2019|accessdate=June 9, 2019}}</ref>
<ref name="aerc-contributors">{{cite web|url=https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc/contributors |title=Contributions to ~sircmpwn/aerc}}</ref>
<ref name="aerc-contributors">{{cite web |url=https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc/contributors |title=Contributions to ~sircmpwn/aerc |access-date=2021-06-12 |archive-date=2019-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608201222/https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc/contributors |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name="aerc-ycombinator">{{cite web|url=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20090950 |title=Aerc – An email client that runs in the terminal |date=2019-06-05}}</ref>
<ref name="aerc-ycombinator">{{cite web|url=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20090950 |title=Aerc – An email client that runs in the terminal |date=2019-06-05}}</ref>


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A text-based email client is an email client with its user interface being text-based, occupying a whole terminal screen. Other kind of email clients are GUI-based (cf. email client) or Web-based, see Webmail.

Text-based email clients may be useful for users with visual impairment or partial blindness allowing speech synthesis or text-to-speech software to read content to users. Text-based email clients also allow to manage communication via simple remote sessions, e. g. per SSH, for instance when it is not possible to install a local GUI-client and/or access mail via Web interface. Also users may prefer text-based user interfaces in general.

Typical features include:[1]

  • Editing various emails via tab support
  • Configurable rendering of various MIME types, for instance OpenPGP encryption or HTML email
  • Vim-style keybindings
  • Support for multiple accounts and protocols, e. g. IMAP, Maildir, SMTP, and sendmail
  • UTF-8 support

List of text-based email clients[edit]

Notable clients include:[2][3]

Email software for the command line that does not occupy the whole screen (cf. TUI) include e. g. Cleancode eMail, CURL,[7] himalaya, mail (Unix), mailx, MH, procmail, sendmail, and many others.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Aerc – An email client that runs in the terminal". 2019-06-05.
  2. ^ Ravi Saive (2020-02-13). "7 Best Command-Line Email Clients for Linux in 2020". TecMint. sometimes, users prefer to deal with email directly from the command-line
  3. ^ "Use plaintext email". 2021-03-19. There are two main types of emails on the internet: plaintext and HTML. The former is strongly preferred, but often isn't set up by default. We'll get you set up right.
  4. ^ "aerc 0.1.0". June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "Contributions to ~sircmpwn/aerc". Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  6. ^ "Himalaya/Vim at master · soywod/Himalaya". GitHub.
  7. ^ https://everything.curl.dev/usingcurl/reademail


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