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diff --git a/mail/balsa/pkg-descr b/mail/balsa/pkg-descr index 06d18a364ea9..b7010e9805cc 100644 --- a/mail/balsa/pkg-descr +++ b/mail/balsa/pkg-descr @@ -1,12 +1,18 @@ -A mail reader for GNOME 2. It supports local mail, pop3, and IMAP. It can -view mail files in mbox, maildir, and mh format. +Balsa is a mail reader for the GNOME Desktop. It supports many features: -The pop3 support is not complete. All mail retrieved will be left on the -server, and hence retrieved again if not deleted through some other pop3 -client. Using fetchmail would be recommended to retrieve pop3 mail. - -Balsa is probably not fully usable as one's primary mail client at this -time. However, it is under active development and fits with other gnome -applications. +* Support for local mailbox formats: mbox, maildir, mh +* Allows nested mailboxes +* Support for POP3 and IMAP mail access protocols +* Printing +* Spell Checking +* Multi-threaded mail retrevial (optional) +* MIME support (view images inline, save parts) +* Supports SMTP and/or use of local MTA, ie. Sendmail +* Address Book that integrates with GnomeCard +* Highly configurable +* Active, open development +* Multiple character sets for composing and reading messages +* Allows file attachments to outgoing messages +* GPG/OpenPGP mail signing and encryption WWW: http://balsa.gnome.org/ |