I agree. I’ve learned immensely from using tools like mu and offlineimap, writing utilities for a maildir, and it can be great fun...but I need direct and unmed

I agree. I’ve learned immensely from using tools like mu and offlineimap, writing utilities for a maildir, and it can be great fun...but I need direct and unmediated access to email, I need it to ‘just work’ and let me copy-paste html text and images and drag and drop attachments. I have to use email to get other stuff done, I can’t spend time focusing on email itself.