From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: BP25 Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Mail mode vs Message mode Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:24:14 +0000 Message-ID: <87cyjkulv5.fsf@riseup.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="29625"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Oct 29 11:57:27 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1t5jug-0007W6-KS for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:57:26 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1t5jtx-0001ZI-OH; Tue, 29 Oct 2024 06:56:41 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1t5jtw-0001Yg-AH for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Oct 2024 06:56:40 -0400 Original-Received: from mx1.riseup.net ([198.252.153.129]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1t5jtt-0007Cg-3N for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Oct 2024 06:56:38 -0400 Original-Received: from fews02-sea.riseup.net (fews02-sea-pn.riseup.net [10.0.1.112]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Xd6d913HrzDqpk for ; Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:56:29 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=riseup.net; s=squak; t=1730199389; bh=dmMb4lKZ8SIGkGhOHsgTCABmXzw/vDtGohrOrU32Yp0=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:From; b=OKVToE1uK9fMK1tXHM1uSIs5i3ky5hTcFZYLN/sEoA7IA8Aq6H6/zBBmhZcbkoXlx N4jss6wq8avOT6DpX9xvU9T30o+LTlrnRMPLtSZdjC7rubkmzvw0j2b81RRCh8O+px wNSSuK4ydVaCHIC7NdOifflF++jLAIPZdB4NkIl0= X-Riseup-User-ID: 3DA9DC107CE124697AB39A9D085E2C0475EC50D7F4D0BC8C3FC36FA7566AA223 Original-Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fews02-sea.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4Xd6d84KsYzFtnl for ; Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:56:28 +0000 (UTC) Received-SPF: pass client-ip=198.252.153.129; envelope-from=bp25@riseup.net; helo=mx1.riseup.net X-Spam_score_int: -16 X-Spam_score: -1.7 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.7 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DATE_IN_PAST_12_24=1.049, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:148255 Archived-At: Hello! I'm choosing which mail composition method to use betweem mailmode (sendmail.el) and messagemode (message.el). I wish there were a comprehensive compare and contrast on the Emacs manual! I gather the main difference is that one provides MIME-support (whatever this means). Are they being developped "in parallel"? Do they have overlapping functionalities which are implemented differently? Why not just merge them into one single MIME-compliant mode which is compatible with both: this will spare so much confusion to newbies! Please let me know! (and please CC: my email address because I'm not subscribed to this list)