bronson@mfci.UUCP (Tan Bronson) (02/13/88)
I've been using elm for the last few days and I think it's a great
improvement over the Mail/mailx which I've been using for many years,
but there are a few problems I was wondering what other people are doing about:
1) the builtin pager (or more) seem to erase the last line of
something being read. This is really painful! Is this a termcap problem
or a elm problem ?
2) I always keep my unread mail in my mailbox and I always want to
do this. I have the 'alwaysdelete=yes' line in my .elmrc and I also
have the 'alwaysleave=yes', but when I say quit I don't want to answer
the *&^(*&^ questions each time. Is their an option I don't know about ?
3) at the end of viewing a message, I would like to 'd' or 'n', but
I seem to have to type a return, and then type 'd' or 'n'.
4) How do I read a folder from within elm ? I can elm -f <folderpathname>,
but the only way I have to see 'current messages' is to save them in my
current mailbox, and then I run the risk of having them moved if I type
anything other than 'y' at the save messages in /usr/spool/mail/ .. file.
5) When I reply to a message can I get it to always include the
message I reply to ?
6) when I reply to a message, but half way thru change my mind,
I can't ctrl-c or anything to stop the process. I have to get into the
editor, quit, Forget the message. Is there a easier way ?
I like elm, it's just tough to break my fingers of mail/mailx
habits I've developed over 4-5 years!
Tan Bronson
Multiflow Computer Inc UUCP(work): {yale,uunet}!mfci!bronson
175 N Main St UUCP(home): {yale,mfci}!bronson!tan
Branford, Ct 06405 Phone(work):(203)-488-6090 x228