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minus-squarelemmyreader@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days ago A Terminal Email Client As An Alternative To Gmail: The Old Dog Neomutt And Pals A title like “A Terminal Email Client for Gmail As An Alternative To Gmail web: The Old Dog Neomutt And Pals” would be a better fit.
minus-squareboredsquirrel@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·15 days agoBecause gmail has a simple web ui is an integrated service you often accidentally get a service and a client does not need installation And so much more
minus-square𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·14 days agoIsn’t that what makes it an “alternative” and not a “clone”?
minus-squarecheddar@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·14 days agoGmail is a service. A client is a client. A client can’t be an alternative to a service just like Firefox can’t be an alternative to Lemmy.
minus-squarehellofriend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·14 days agoDon’t be pedantic. It’s obvious the OP is referring to the client portion of Gmail, not the service portion.
minus-squarecheddar@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·14 days agoThe title says: An alternative to Gmail If the title is misleading, the problem is not on my side.
Why not?
A title like “A Terminal Email Client for Gmail As An Alternative To Gmail web: The Old Dog Neomutt And Pals” would be a better fit.
Because
And so much more
Isn’t that what makes it an “alternative” and not a “clone”?
Gmail is a service. A client is a client. A client can’t be an alternative to a service just like Firefox can’t be an alternative to Lemmy.
Don’t be pedantic. It’s obvious the OP is referring to the client portion of Gmail, not the service portion.
The title says:
If the title is misleading, the problem is not on my side.