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I need a maildir email client on GNOME: which one?

Asked by Uqbar

I have a number of different email addresses for different purposes.
A couple of them uses 2+GB with 17+K messages.
For a number of reasons I don't want to split them into (sub)folders.
At the moment I use Evolution which is becoming way too slow when accessing those huge mailboxes. Evolution uses a "single file with index" implementation for the local email storage.
I've tried some tricks (https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+question/56412) but while they solve the problem on one hand, they expose some strange behaviours in the other.
Is there any comparable email client (MUA) that uses maildir format natively?

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Bengt Grahn (bengt-vikingsw) said : 		#1

If you are using the Gnome or KDE desktop, I would suggest you install Kmail. It is a good program which I have been using for several years without problems, and it uses a Maildir configuration. You can also specify a ton of different mailaddresses. I have currently four. Mails to the different addresses can be directed to separate directories to separate them from each other. You can also filter out spams and things. A great program!

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Uqbar (uqbar) said : 		#2

I also used KMail for years until I switched to GNOME from KDE4.
And I admit, I'm missing KMail a lot.
But pulling KMail into GNOME will also pull a pletora of other packages.
You end up with an almost complete KDE installation.

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Best Bengt Grahn (bengt-vikingsw) said : 		#3

Sorry, but that is the only suggestion I have. I can't remember how many packages I had to install, but I, for one, can live with that.

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Uqbar (uqbar) said : 		#4

Thanks Bengt Grahn, that solved my question.

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Uqbar (uqbar) said : 		#5

By the way, to pull Kontact (the whole PIM application) into GNOME you need to install 48 more KDE-related packages!