[BeetleB]

> Using a CLI email client instead of a GUI strikes me like using your feet to open jars - maybe you can do it, but it's so much harder for no benefit.

Eh? I used to use mutt and now use notmuch. Much simpler to use than, say, Outlook. Not sure what you're talking about being "harder".

[leephillips]

Absolutely right. Every GUI email client that I’ve tried is clumsy and slow. Mutt is elegant, powerful, and fast.

https://lwn.net/Articles/837960/