Getting more useful information in file browser - possible with maildir?

[Chris Green]

On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 04:54:56PM -0400, Ben Boeckel wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 20:29:22 +0100, Chris Green wrote:
> > They're on a fast SSD on the same system as mutt is running on so
> > 'very expensive' is probably not an issue.
> 
> Typical tools like `ls` don't know that. GUI browsers might be smarter,
> but that hasn't been consistent IME. Not sure about terminal browsers so
> much.
> 
> > As I said 'very expensive' may not be an issue.
> 
> Maybe there's an option to do so in whatever you are browsing?
> 
> > ?? I'm a bit lost here, you recommend a "maildir browser" and say "...
> > which mutt is very good at", so is mutt a maildir browser?
> 
> It essentially is... Shows the subjects rather than whatver wacky
> filenames actually exists on disks too. You seem to be asking direfctory
> browsers to rush towards the Law of Software Envelopment:
> 
>     Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those
>     programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can.
> 
> For email stored in files, use an email-aware program. Mutt is one of
> them.
> 
Er, um, that is what I'm using - and have been using for more years
than I like to remember!

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Chris Green