[Users] possibly switching to claws

[Lewis]

On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 08:18:39 +0000
John Long <codeblue at inbox.lv> wrote:

> Seems to me there have been a lot of annoying and incompatible changes
> over the years
I have to admit that the last two version jumps I passed through both
brought unpleasant surprises (re delete message, and HTMLs).

> The main Claws maintainer is an arrogant pain in the ass. He does not
> care at all about anybody's opinion and sometimes things which seem to
> other people as real bugs are considered by him the way he wants Claws
> to work.
This is very unfair and unjustified. We need to be very grateful for
the existence of Claws, and have a lot of respect for those who
maintain it - gratos.
I do not know whether 'Paul' is the person in question, but he is very
helpful answering queries on this mailList.

> Claws has been around for a long time
One reason I changed to it. I started Linux e-mail decades ago with
Sylpheed (the ancestor of Claws, and still going). But I suspect it is
now less capable, and spossibly archaic (I see GTK+2 for it).

I am often surprised at the intricate facilities Claws users profit
from - or request. Subtle refinements, complicated gestion. What
matters above all is its basic e-mail client functionality. Certainly
it has warts, but unless you can do better...

Lewis Smith