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Claws Mail

Email client and news reader based on GTK+.

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Claws Mail is a GTK+-based email client and Usenet news reader that stores messages in the standard MH format for fast access and data security. It supports importing and exporting mail from most other email clients, and it is distributed under the GPL.

Core features include multiple accounts, threaded display, filtering, MIME attachments, Usenet reading and posting, SSL over POP3, SMTP, IMAP4rev1 and NNTP, GnuPG support via GPGME, address book with LDAP auto-completion, search, templates, actions, spell checking, and customisable toolbars. An RSS aggregator, calendar, and laptop LED handling are among the capabilities added through plugins.

Claws Mail is aimed at users who want a keyboard-driven, extensible mail and news client, with an interface intended to be familiar to those coming from other clients. It is available as free, open-source software under the GPL, with downloads, plugins, and documentation provided on the project site.

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