Re: Add Maildir support to RMAIL

[Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>]

* csh <csh@bluehome.net> [2021-07-25 15:49]:
> I really love the simplicity of reading mail with RMAIL, but most
> email providers no longer use the mbox format for mail.  Is there
> any way someone could get RMAIL working with Maildir mailboxes?

It does not matter how is email stored at email provider's side as how
already explained by Eli you may use programs like `movemail' or
`imapsync' or `isync' or `fetchmail' to move it from provider to local
computer.

Or are you reading email straight through shell on the remote server?

Though that all does not solve the issue that Emacs does not handle
Maildirs.

There is one attempt to handle maildirs in the library:

;; Author: Nic Ferrier <nferrier@ferrier.me.uk>
;; Url: http://github.com/nicferrier/emacs-maildir

I use that library sometimes, though I consider that library
incomplete.

Due to lack of complete Maildir support in Emacs I am using `mutt'
email client within terminal, that works well. It invokes emacsclient
from Emacs terminal or vterm library.

-- 
Jean

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