Aerc – An email client that runs in the terminal
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HN comment orderI haven't dug too deep into the features or how this works yet, but it's very exciting to see any kind of movement in this space at all. I've spent a lot of time configuring mutt just the way I like it, but I'd throw it all away in a heartbeat for a good, modern alternative. My wishlist: * A daemon that pulls new mail from my IMAP servers to my local maildir as soon as it arrives. (I know…
It brings joy to my heart to still see these simple web 1.0 pages. And the front page has almost all the information I care about as a terminal luddite: vim bindings, etc. One point of criticism: it says extensible, but it's not very clear how exactly it's extensible. What language is used for extensions? Go? Scripts + conf files with hooks? The front page makes no mention, nor does the source page, and I've yet to find it by…
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- Total points
- 935
- Total comments
- 314
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-04 | Aerc – An email client that runs in the terminalFirst breakout · Best thread | jcamou | 722 | 264 |
| 2022-07-25 | Aerc – Terminal Email Client | bluehatbrit | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-10-11 | Aerc – a pretty good (terminal) email clientLatest 20+ point return | davegauer | 205 | 50 |
| 2024-02-02 | Aerc – a pretty good email client | flexagoon | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-08-16 | Aerc – a pretty good email clientHall induction | 3np | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-05-28 | aerc: An Email Client with Support for Working with Git and Email | stefankuehnel | 3 | 0 |