[squeak-dev] [OT] Need new email client

Chris Muller asqueaker at gmail.com
Thu Jul 25 16:04:57 UTC 2013


On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:33 AM, Casey Ransberger
<casey.obrien.r at gmail.com> wrote:
> Gmail has gone off the deep end. All of the commit messages are being
> automatically hidden behind a "Promotions" tab which I can't fathom wanting
> in the first place. That's what the Spam folder is for, and commit messages
> don't go there.

Simply turn off using the tabs.  Click the "+" button (I think, it's
been a few days since I turned mine off), and then uncheck all the
tabs.  It'll be the same good ol'e GMail you've known for years.

>
> It's also made interacting on the list more work in other ways. I'm ready to
> fire Gmail. Anything which reduces my productivity while I'm pontificating
> aimlessly on a mailing list and isn't allowed to tell me how often it's
> breached my interests except by increments of 0...999 has got to go.
>
> I've looked at maybe using Celeste, but the dependency on the orphaned
> Scamper kind of has me doubtful that the experience isn't going to be
> painful. Any recommendations? Like maybe a client that still defaults, or
> has an option, to bottom-post? IMAP support is a plus.
>
> I'm running OS X 10.7.5, and Raspbian Wheezy.
>
> In the meantime, I will continue to sacrifice my privacy in order to protect
> yours by using M-x spook in Emacs to generate fun things to paste into
> emails like Watergate 9705 Samford Road computer terrorism JFK Becker world
> domination SDI UOP sniper Mantis bemd industrial intelligence Hugo Chavez
> LABLINK rs9512c.
>
> Thanks in advance folks!
>
> --
> Casey Ransberger
>
>
>


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