Rohan McLeod <rhn@jeack.com.au> wrote:

Chris Samuel wrote:

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Given that "innovation" in this field has led me to also look to migrate away from Kontact & Kmail2 after many years of happy use I'm considering moving to Thunderbird at home too. I've been using TB at work for ages (because I can use it with Lightning and Davmail to access the Uni exchange calendar system). All the best, Chris

Given the quality of innovation in many fields these days ; I often request the Luddite option (any down-grades available ?)

I agree there are mediocre "innovations" around which I very much try to avoid. In relation to mail generally, I think the strategy of using searching and labels rather than folders (as NotMuch does) is fundamentally sound; I just haven't made an effort to rework my entire configuration to take advantage of it. If I were starting afresh, I would prefer the more flexible labels/searching solution however. I'm less convinced by the idea that the mail directories should be treatd in effect as "append only"; spam really ought to be deleted, for example, and NotMuch deliberately does not implement maildir manipulation. One also has to ensure that mail is labelled appropriately on the way in.