Visualising contents of a Maildir

Derek Martin invalid at pizzashack.org
Thu Aug 18 18:02:39 UTC 2022


On Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 09:17:11AM +0000, Sam Kuper wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 04:59:41PM -0500, Derek Martin wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 09:33:44PM +0000, Sam Kuper wrote:
> >> On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 09:22:31PM +0200, martin f krafft via Mutt-users wrote:
> >> > For reasons you don't want to know,
> >> 
> >> You may be underestimating the curiosity of your audience.
> > 
> > I suspect what Sam really meant was, "For reasons that would make you
> > sad if you knew..." =8^)
> 
> I think you mean Martin rather than Sam, but that's OK :)

Indeed!  :)

> >>> Is there a way to "screenshot" the Mutt index beyond the scroll
> >>> window?
> >> 
> >> Why would you need to?  In what way does Mutt itself not meet your
> >> requirements?
> > 
> > Presumably because in order to *share* such a visualization, i.e. with
> > someone remote, they would have to have a copy of the inbox AND run
> > Mutt.
> 
> Or they could just use SSH.

SSH is ubiquitous.  But outside of tech circles, the ability to use it
is not.  If you've ever sat in a meeting with a bunch of pure
management types, you'll understand why this suggestion is a
non-starer.  Likewise for your other suggestions.

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