X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <47855338.6020204@cygwin.com> Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:05:28 -0500 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070505 Remi/2.0.0.0-3.fc4.remi Thunderbird/2.0.0.0 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: how to check email through cygwin References: <73b111e10801080751y178fe361t8841702314d04227 AT mail DOT gmail DOT com> <47844257 DOT 70104 AT ateb DOT com> <73b111e10801090936t17dbf538p99d0a7b527a7fe0a AT mail DOT gmail DOT com> <4e41f5c20801090945i5f6264d2h1cdbbce1818d17c8 AT mail DOT gmail DOT com> <82QhHx3lQrXb092yn AT verizon DOT net> In-Reply-To: <82QhHx3lQrXb092yn@verizon.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Jeff wrote: > On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:45:39 +0000, > "morgan gangwere" <0[dot]fractalus[at]gmail[dot]com> wrote: > >>> thanks, after config can I reply mails by vi in cygwin? >> thats all mutt's job. > > Most console mode mail user agents and newsreaders expect the user to > specify an editor-- even PINE accepts an alternate editor. I'm sure > that mutt is no different. > Yup. And the mutt man page even specifies exactly this: EDITOR Specifies the editor to use if VISUAL is unset. . . . VISUAL Specifies the editor to use when composing messages. Anyone still confused should take a look at the man page. If that's not enough to resolve the question, it's probably best to consult mutt- specific resources for this information unless it becomes clear that the issue is Cygwin-specific. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/