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authorrh <rh@pkgsrc.org>2002-09-29 03:48:08 +0000
committerrh <rh@pkgsrc.org>2002-09-29 03:48:08 +0000
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Initial import of GNUMail-1.0.3, a clone of NeXT's Mail.app
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+ GNUMail.app is a clone of NeXT/Apple's excellent Mail.app application.
+It uses the GNUstep development framework or Apple Cocoa, which is based
+on the OpenStep specification provided by NeXT, Inc.. GNUMail.app is
+licensed under the GPL, and the full sources of the application are
+available.
+
+ GNUMail.app was written from scratch. It uses Pantomime as its mail
+handling framework.
+
+ Features include:
+ * Multiple POP3 (with APOP support) accounts with local
+ cache support (for leaving messages on server);
+ * Multiple delivery agents (SMTP or local mailer);
+ * Mail spool file support for receiving;
+ * Good IMAP support with local caching;
+ * Full RFC822 and RFC2822 support;
+ * Read, compose, bounce, reply and forward mails ;
+ * Mailbox management (create, delete, locking and transfer messages)
+ using the Berkeley mbox format;
+ * A full MIME types manager;
+ * Address Book with groups support;
+ * Find Panel with regular expressions support;
+ * Automatic or manual fetching of your mails (user's choice);
+ * Powerful filters that supports regular expressions;