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From: David Aldred 
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu
Subject: Re: Wanting to change from XP to Ubuntu and keep using Turnpike
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:58:29 +0000
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SINNER wrote:

> * David Floyd wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:
> 
>>>I cant imagine running a VM to run an email client,
>> 
>> You obviously haven't used Turnpike!
>> 
>> As you can see here, those of us who are ex demon grew up with it; loved
>> it; don't want to loose it; and can't find anything quite like it to
>> replace it!!
>> 
> 
> You are new to Linux, how can yo possibly know it cant be replaced? That
> sounds like OES to me [Outlook Express Syndrome]

FWIW I've been using Linux for a few years now, and I still miss Turnpike.

Perhaps it would be good for all TP fans to list just what they particularly
like, and then anyone with suggestions for replacements could let us know.  
For all I know there's a client out there somewhere which I haven't found
and which does it all!

For me, the main things I miss (and bear in mind I haven't used it for a
while so may be forgetting something) are:

- Ability to treat mailing lists as newsgroups
- Simple, *really* simple, killfiling, together with quite sophisticated
scoring as well if you want it.  This also applies to mailing lists treated
as pseudo-newsgroups, of course
- Extreme configurability - almost anything can be turned on or off, or set
to prompt you before doing things;
- Automatic (configurably, as above) moving of mail to a 'filed' folder when
a reply has been sent.  

I've been using Kontact (i.e KMail/Knode) for the last two years, and whilst
it's certainly functional it's missing most of the above, and is a little
too much like an Outlook clone for my liking....

(In favour of Kontact (and I guess many Linux clients), integrating local
spam filtering is relatively easy (I can't remember ever getting it working
with TP), and I'd have had no idea how to configure a full  local
newsserver with TP, so would have been stuffed when NTL kept losing
moderation flags on some of my favourite groups). 

So, guys, anything out there which can really replace Turnpike - or, come to
that, anyone with programming skills looking for a project?

-- 
David Aldred
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