From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jude DaShiell Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: package for Email Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:39:46 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87mt6fxoak.fsf@dataswamp.org> <86mt6e4nuk.fsf@eduroam-193-157-225-240.wlan.uio.no> <874jsm5we5.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="39191"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" To: Eric S Fraga , help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Jan 19 17:40:19 2023 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 1pIXxb-0009vt-6e for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:40:19 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pIXxB-00081g-PO; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:39:53 -0500 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 1pIXx9-0007zS-VH for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:39:51 -0500 Original-Received: from mailbackend.panix.com ([166.84.1.89]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pIXx7-00075d-O5 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:39:50 -0500 Original-Received: from panix1.panix.com (panix1.panix.com [166.84.1.1]) by mailbackend.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4NySyp6PZYzNNx; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:39:46 -0500 (EST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=panix.com; s=panix; t=1674146386; bh=QYW0mUQzwy0Mc6XnWnAS0FSDxLGaqMJ9GyWCVEIopC4=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:In-Reply-To:References; b=V4jAop2WufiSzNxZvv1kcjkXpsl78NEU3EmjFHowvCYnGh0LFAIw9W1inetQB+cQb V9XIUBKl3+lGvTKTsawYrirf1uSz9g2/zM3RXpPWRqmvQl9WvHh2OuA7xUxzXAuQe0 Q/PsGBoNBtkq5F1YxdB8HIkYrP32+bwrNCljme8Q= Original-Received: by panix1.panix.com (Postfix, from userid 20712) id 4NySyp5mfTzcbc; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:39:46 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by panix1.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4NySyp5RPYzcbP; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:39:46 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <874jsm5we5.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> Received-SPF: pass client-ip=166.84.1.89; envelope-from=jdashiel@panix.com; helo=mailbackend.panix.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=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:142433 Archived-At: mutt has a script called fleacollar.sh in one of its directories. The script asks users questions and based on the answers sets up mutt when successful so users can use mutt. Could gnus benefit from a similar effort? I think whenever a software package gets a complex reputation this is one thing the original developer or any other developers could do for the package to increase its useage. Jude "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) .