seebs@plethora.net (Peter Seebach)  wrote:
 > In message <3DEEC38A.54C29B12@bom.gov.au>, "Paul \(NCC/CS\)" writes:
 > >What do other people use/recommend?
 > >I'm really interested to know.
 > 
 > I use nmh.

....with a 'mutt' front-end for when I really need to deal with a large
bulk of mail with threads... usually some of my high-traffic mailing 
lists. The rest of the time I use simple nmh.

You can't beat the power of nmh coupled with the shell of your choice.