> "Ask HN: What requirements should I consider before writing a new email client?" Oh boy. I've written a mail client [1] (two actually) and I've found that p

> "Ask HN: What requirements should I consider before writing a new email client?" Oh boy. I've written a mail client [1] (two actually) and I've found that people have widely conflicting requirements. Me? I wanted to replace mutt with something that was similarly console-based, and would use the same Maildir hierarchies. Other people demand GUI access, sometimes with IMAP, sometimes with POP3, and sometimes (very rarely) with just local Maildirs. If I were to begin again I'd probably abandon Maildirs, and instead just work via notmuch, or some other indexed-store. That would allow "virtual folders", and other neat things. I don't think I've got the patience to start again though, as my current client is already the second version. 1 - https://lumail.org/ https://lumail.org/