I read mailing list^[1] email^[2] using mutt because it is simple, no need to take any high resource from my desktop (i use debian), and i shouldn’t wait until the page is loaded since it has already fetching background in my desktop.

And I’ve just realized this morning that i’m loosing one of my favourite games, mutt. Before lunch i’ve been confirmed with SysAdmin that he limit our international bandwith for Pop3,[3]. What can I do if 8 kbps is shared with more than 30 people?

(10:43:36) admin: cuma 8kbps buat rame2
(10:43:48) admin: utk server pop3s

Please tell me if anyone have an idea. On one of IdGmail confrence, Pak Andika said “(10:48:34) pakAndika: cukup buat ngeping lah”.

I’ve some email account which is the server located in IIX, and i’ve tried to use it but it still time out. Rrrr……

2008-02-26 13:53:19 1JTrw2-0000s7-D9 mail.postpi.com [202.87.187.24] Connection timed out

^[1] most of them at Yahooroups
^[2]my email account is hosted on Gmail
^[3] Pop3, Post Office Protocol.

Debian etch by default providing the nano editor as an editor.
But since i’m more familiar with vim rather than with nano i change its default editor.
After googling, i found the simples way

As a root (administrator), it just only executing one command

debsux:~# update-alternatives –config editor

There are 3 alternatives which provide `editor’.

Selection Alternative
———————————————–
1 /bin/ed
*+ 2 /bin/nano
3 /usr/bin/vim.tiny

Press enter to keep the default[*], or type selection number: 3
Using `/usr/bin/vim.tiny’ to provide `editor’.
debsux:~#

But if only as a user and want to changing the default editor just define the environment variable EDITOR.
Give the following lines in profiles

EDITOR=vi
export EDITOR
alias editor=$EDITOR