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a package wants me to use a system mail name

the full question is: The 'mail name' is the domain name used to 'qualify' mail addresses without a domain name. This name will also be used by other programs. It should be the single, fully qualified domain name (FQDN). Thus, if a…
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Oauth 2 in kmail in ubuntu 16.04

I am trying to connect gmail using kmail from Ubuntu 16.04, but it is not connecting. After doing google search I came to know that, gmail using oauth 2 for authentication of desktop app. Is there a way I can use oauth in kmail for gmail in Ubuntu…
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Why won't Sylpheed send or receive?

I have just installed Sylpheed but it neither receives nor sends emails. I selected IMAP and clicked Forward. Entered my email address ‘youruser@riseup.net’. Give the account a name and clicked Forward. Filled in ‘youruser’ and ‘yourpassword’…
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Adding unread message count to terminal command prompt

I want to see the number of unread messages in my unix mail messages account in the command prompt. How can I do this? Update: Here is the output from mail and mailx when I have sent myself two messages: "/var/mail/alex": 2 messages 2 new N 1…
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Recommend an Outlook replacement

Not a fan of Evolution or Thunderbird. Is there a decent alternative to Outlook on Ubuntu?
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How to let crontab use s-nail to send emails?

I am setting up a new Linux computer. I installed s-nail (sudo apt install s-nail) to send emails from command line (and my scripts) to any email addresses over the Internet. After adding the necessary lines to /etc/s-nail.rc with my gmail…
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how to configure alpine (pine) to open URL links with firefox?

In response to comments on running alpine, how do I "click" this link from the alpine MUA (Mail User Agent) running in gnome-terminal?
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Ubuntu Touch - Dekko email auto select after deleting

I use Dekko email client and when I read and then delete an email, the next email is not automatically displayed. Only a blank screen is displayed and I have to physically select the next email in the folder. This is not too much of a big issue, but…
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Mutt e-mail client get stuck

I am experimenting with Mutt under Ubuntu 16.04. It almost always feezes after a few minutes on the index page. What is the cause for this? I didn't use extensive setup, I just added three standard Gmail account which work perfectly otherwise.
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How to avoid my filters to cause "another operation in progress" error in Thunderbird?

I have two incoming mail boxes that I read with thunderbird. On both I have filters. Now it happens very often that when I've got mails in both mail boxes, I get the below error message: The messages could not be filtered to folder 'Inbox' because…
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Ubuntu Touch - Dekko Email Menu Viability

Is there a setting that I can change to select which headings I wish to see when my Dekko email is running? Currently when I have any inbox open I can see "All - Unread - Starred - Tagged - Deleted". This is fine but for me having "Sent" would be…
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Is there a way to move system folders in Evolution to the top?

I like to have Sent, Junk and Trash folders just below the Inbox, like in Thunderbird. Is it possible in Evolution?
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Viewing inbox in mutt

I have installed fetchmail, procmail and mutt. I am able to see my sentmail but I am not able to see my inbox. This is my ~/.muttrc file # Boring details set realname =Aparna set from = kdasaparna@gmail.com set use_from = yes set envelope_from…
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Only keep recent emails in claws mail (or any light weight mail client)

Since I'm using a netbook with only 16GB SSD, I want to use most lightweight client possible (hence not Thunderbird) However, I wasn't able to find an option to download only recent mails, say, more recent than a week, in claws mail. Is there a way…
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Software recommendation: Thunderbird alternative, that can import TB's data

tl;dr Looking for a reliable alternative to Thunderbird that can import (or read) all emails from Thunderbird (only emails is fine) support local account (read localhost mail, from /var/mail/...) option: has clean configuration files (not like…
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