Chad Waters via plug on 13 Jun 2023 07:26:56 -0700


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Re: [PLUG] "Online only" terminal IMAP client?


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On Monday, June 12th, 2023 at 9:12 PM, N. Albert via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:

> Another way to think about this: if you launched this program and then
> gave your personal machine to a stranger, s/he shouldn't be able to do
> anything "undesired" on your machine while the program is running...
> i.e. there shouldn't be any access to the file system possible from
> within the client, and the client shouldn't really modify anything on
> the file system in the course of operation. The user shouldn't be able
> to do anything that would make anything "stick around" after the program
> exits.

Not quite the answer you are looking for, but IF you have ssh/shell access to the mail server maybe the solution is just running an MUA like mutt on that machine. That's really what you are asking for. You know, like in ancient times- My first email was on my university's unix host accessed VIA pine. 

-C
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