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{{Infobox Software
| name = Sylpheed
| name = Sylpheed
| logo = Sylpheed.png
| logo = Sylpheed.png
| logo size = 48px
| logo size = 48px
| screenshot = Sylpheed zen.jpg
| screenshot = Sylpheed zen.jpg
| screenshot size = 250px
| screenshot size = 250px
| caption = Sylpheed 2.2.7 used together with [[Xfce]] Mailwatch plugin
| caption = Sylpheed 2.2.7 used together with [[Xfce]] Mailwatch plugin
| developer = Yamamoto Hiroyuki
| developer = Yamamoto Hiroyuki
| released = 0.1.0alpha ({{Start date and age|2000|1|1}})
| released = 0.1.0alpha ({{Start date and age|2000|1|1}})
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| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2141006|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
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| programming language = C, GTK+
| programming language = C, GTK+
| operating system = [[BSD]], [[Linux]], [[macOS]], [[Unix]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| operating system = [[BSD]], [[Linux]], [[macOS]], [[Unix]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[AmigaOS]]
| language = [[English language|English]]; [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
| language = [[English language|English]]; [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
| genre = [[E-mail client]], [[news client]]
| genre = [[E-mail client]], [[news client]]
| license = Sylpheed [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]<br>LibSylph [[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL-2.1-or-later]]
| license = Sylpheed [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]<br>LibSylph [[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL-2.1-or-later]]
| website = {{URL|sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/}}
| website = {{URL|sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/}}
}}
}}
'''Sylpheed''' is an [[open-source software|open-source]] [[e-mail client]] and [[news client]] licensed under [[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL-2.0-or-later]] with the library part ''LibSylph'' under [[GNU Lesser General Public License|GNU LGPL-2.1-or-later]]. It provides easy configuration and an abundance of features. It stores mail in the [[MH Message Handling System]]. Sylpheed runs on [[Unix-like]] systems such as [[Linux]] or [[BSD]], and it is also usable on [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]. It uses [[GTK+]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/149030/|title = The Sylpheed Email Client &#91;LWN.net&#93;}}</ref>
'''Sylpheed''' is an [[open-source software|open-source]] [[e-mail client]] and [[news client]] licensed under [[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL-2.0-or-later]] with the library part ''LibSylph'' under [[GNU Lesser General Public License|GNU LGPL-2.1-or-later]]. It provides easy configuration and an abundance of features. It stores mail in the [[MH Message Handling System]]. Sylpheed runs on [[Unix-like]] systems such as [[Linux]] or [[BSD]], and it is also usable on [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]. It uses [[GTK+]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/149030/|title = The Sylpheed Email Client &#91;LWN.net&#93;}}</ref>

Revision as of 17:58, 16 August 2023

Sylpheed
Developer(s)Yamamoto Hiroyuki
Initial release0.1.0alpha (January 1, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-01-01))
Stable release
3.7[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 31 January 2018
Preview release
3.8beta1[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 14 September 2022
Repository
Written inC, GTK+
Operating systemBSD, Linux, macOS, Unix, Windows, AmigaOS
Available inEnglish; Japanese
TypeE-mail client, news client
LicenseSylpheed GPL-2.0-or-later
LibSylph LGPL-2.1-or-later
Websitesylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/

Sylpheed is an open-source e-mail client and news client licensed under GNU GPL-2.0-or-later with the library part LibSylph under GNU LGPL-2.1-or-later. It provides easy configuration and an abundance of features. It stores mail in the MH Message Handling System. Sylpheed runs on Unix-like systems such as Linux or BSD, and it is also usable on Windows. It uses GTK+.[3]

In 2005, Sylpheed was forked to create Sylpheed-Claws, now known as Claws Mail.[4] As of 2020, both projects continue to be developed independently.

Sylpheed is the default mail client in Lubuntu, Damn Small Linux and some flavours of Puppy Linux.[5]

Features

Spam filtering

Sylpheed provides support for spam filtering using either bogofilter or bsfilter, at the user's choice. Bsfilter is shipped with the Windows version of Sylpheed.[6]

Plug-ins

Sylpheed supports the development of plug-ins. As of February 2015, Sylpheed's website notes an attachment-tool plug-in, an automatic mail forwarding plug-in, and a plug-in for determining whether or not attachments are password-protected.[7]

Limitations

Sylpheed is unable to send HTML mail. This is intentional, since the developers consider HTML mail to be harmful.[6] It is still possible to receive HTML mail using Sylpheed.

Password

The password is stored in plaintext in the Sylpheed configuration file, which by default is only readable by "owner" and not by "group" nor "other".[8] A feature called "master password" prevents Sylpheed from holding plaintext passwords, but does not protect stored messages from other local users with administrator privilege.[9]

Encryption

Sylpheed includes natively PGP Sign and PGP Encrypt options in the compose window (which requires however an encryption tool based on PGP already installed on the computer).[10] This function is simple to handle yet not intuitive to set up.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "31 Jan 2018 Sylpheed 3.7 (stable) released". 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ "14 Sep 2022 Sylpheed 3.8beta1 (development) released". 14 September 2022.
  3. ^ "The Sylpheed Email Client [LWN.net]".
  4. ^ "Sylpheed-Claws 1.0.0 unleashed!!", 18 January 2005.
  5. ^ "http://puppylinux.org/wikka/sylpheed" Archived 2015-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 19 April 2015
  6. ^ a b "Chapter 1. Sylpheed FAQ - General Information"
  7. ^ "Sylpheed Plug-ins"
  8. ^ "Sylpheed User's Manual: Sylpheed configuration".
  9. ^ "Feature #8: Master password - Sylpheed".
  10. ^ "4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird".
  11. ^ "Choosing an email reader for encryption » Linux Magazine".
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