How to use mutt on windows 8?

Can anyone help me for..How to use mutt on windows 8?

RS Wood

2015-11-24 12:34:30 UTC

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Can anyone help me for..How to use mutt on windows 8?

Install a *nix environment that allows you to use *nix software. Cygwin
comes to mind, but there are at least one or two others.

You've got a learning curve ahead of you - you're going to have to come
to grips with a new working environment. If you know Linux/Unix
already, then an easy way to use mutt from any OS is to get yourself a
VPS and install it there. Then use PuTTY on Windows to access the VPS.
Kind of like having your own shell account somewhere. If installing a
VPS is too much for you, you could just get yourself a shell account at
a place like Panix and use mutt there, letting /them/ worry about all
the other details intrinsic to managing a *nix OS.

Jorgen Grahn

2015-11-24 12:46:14 UTC

Post by ***@gmail.com
Can anyone help me for..How to use mutt on windows 8?

Install a *nix environment that allows you to use *nix software. Cygwin
comes to mind, but there are at least one or two others.

These days I'm wondering if it's not simpler to set up Linux in a
virtual machine ... although it has some of the drawbacks you

Post by RS Wood
You've got a learning curve ahead of you - you're going to have to come
to grips with a new working environment. If you know Linux/Unix
already, then an easy way to use mutt from any OS is to get yourself a
VPS and install it there. Then use PuTTY on Windows to access the VPS.
Kind of like having your own shell account somewhere. If installing a
VPS is too much for you, you could just get yourself a shell account at
a place like Panix and use mutt there, letting /them/ worry about all
the other details intrinsic to managing a *nix OS.

/Jorgen

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RS Wood

2015-11-25 17:34:15 UTC

Post by ***@gmail.com
Can anyone help me for..How to use mutt on windows 8?

Install a *nix environment that allows you to use *nix software. Cygwin
comes to mind, but there are at least one or two others.

These days I'm wondering if it's not simpler to set up Linux in a
virtual machine ... although it has some of the drawbacks you

Setting up a virtual machine isn't a bad idea ... if you already know
linux. But I guess if you're going to use a mail client like mutt you
really need to know it anyway so you may as well invest the time.

VMWare plus a good Linux distro is a recipe for win.

Jorgen Grahn

2015-11-25 18:18:01 UTC

Post by ***@gmail.com
Can anyone help me for..How to use mutt on windows 8?

Install a *nix environment that allows you to use *nix software. Cygwin
comes to mind, but there are at least one or two others.

These days I'm wondering if it's not simpler to set up Linux in a
virtual machine ... although it has some of the drawbacks you

Setting up a virtual machine isn't a bad idea ... if you already know
linux. But I guess if you're going to use a mail client like mutt you
really need to know it anyway so you may as well invest the time.
VMWare plus a good Linux distro is a recipe for win.

I've not used VMWare for years, but VirtualBox is a nice candidate.
I'm rather impressed.

/Jorgen

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RS Wood

2015-11-26 07:32:50 UTC