[Info-vax] REPLY/ALL in VMS Mail client ?

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 12/16/21 1:38 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-12-15, Jan-Erik Söderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> wrote:
>> Den 2021-12-15 kl. 19:37, skrev Simon Clubley:
>>>
>>> I don't use VMS mail all that much these days but when I do receive
>>> an email on a VMS system, it immediately becomes very clear just how
>>> primitive VMS mail actually is.
>>>
>>> Following on from a suggestion in another response, I wonder if VSI
>>> would be interested in shipping Pine (or whatever it is called these
>>> days) as a standard part of VMS.
>>
>> If they have a business case doing that, that is, if it improves the
>> "bottom line" for VSI, I hope they do that. But does that business case
>> really exist? Are there paying custumers asking VSI for an improved mail?
>>
> 
> Pine/Alpine is actually an open source email client and it might be
> nice to ship and install a range of open source utilities as a part
> of the VMS installation so you know they are guaranteed to exist.
> 

I used PINE on VMS for pretty much all of email and USENET News
back in the VMS days.  One of my professors still uses PINE on
Unix.  At least he was still using it when I retired and knowing
how he hates change I figure he is still using it.

bill