Help, How can I change what editor MM uses? I absolutely HATE VIM. Or is there a better QWK reader for linux? MM was the only one that came up in the Software manager.
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Hey Geri!

On Wed, Oct 14 2026 15:00:28 -0500, you wrote:

Help, How can I change what editor MM uses? I absolutely HATE VIM. Or is there a better QWK reader for linux? MM was the only one that came up in the Software manager.

Have you done any configurating of it yet? Do you have this:

~/.mmailrc

If so, any configuration should be done there.

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Geri Atricks wrote to All <=-

Help, How can I change what editor MM uses? I absolutely HATE VIM. Or
is there a better QWK reader for linux? MM was the only one that came
up in the Software manager. ---

-Dallas Vinson

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You need to find the configuration file, on my linux box it's a
hidden file named ".mmailrc" in my home folder. Just edit with nano
or whatever text editor you want.

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You need to find the configuration file, on my linux box it's a
hidden file named ".mmailrc" in my home folder. Just edit with nano
or whatever text editor you want.

The author needs to add a config program into the MM program so you can make changes on the fly from inside the app. Would make things so much easier.
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Help, How can I change what editor MM uses? I absolutely HATE VIM.

Or is ther

e a better QWK reader for linux? MM was the only one that came up

in the Softw

are manager.

you should be able to change it in the configuration file IIRC.

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Geri Atricks wrote to All <=-

Help, How can I change what editor MM uses? I absolutely HATE VIM. Or is there a better QWK reader for linux? MM was the only one that came
up in the Software manager.
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You can try NoCarrier Mail, you can even use Microsoft Edit in Linux or even MacOS.


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Matthew Munson wrote to Geri Atricks <=-

Geri Atricks wrote to All <=-

Help, How can I change what editor MM uses? I absolutely HATE VIM. Or
is there a better QWK reader for linux? MM was the only one that came
up in the Software manager.
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You can try NoCarrier Mail, you can even use Microsoft Edit in Linux or even MacOS.

To set a different editor edit the .mmailrc file in your home directory
and add:
editor: nano

Thanks,


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Geri Atricks wrote to John Richards <=-

You need to find the configuration file, on my linux box it's a
hidden file named ".mmailrc" in my home folder. Just edit with nano
or whatever text editor you want.

The author needs to add a config program into the MM program so you can make changes on the fly from inside the app. Would make things so much easier. ---

For sure. When it first runs, it asks if you want to edit .mmailrc
file, but, it uses the VIM editor, which I also severely dislike. If
it asked which editor to use in the initial edit, that would be
great.


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you should be able to change it in the configuration file IIRC.

You can, I use multimail for Linux and the relevant line is

# Editor for replies = $EDITOR; or if not defined, vi
editor: emacsclient

As you can see, I set my editor to "emacsclient", but anything will work.

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For sure. When it first runs, it asks if you want to edit .mmailrc
file, but, it uses the VIM editor, which I also severely dislike. If
it asked which editor to use in the initial edit, that would be
great.

I didn't see that question when I first ran it. But presenting a drop down menu listing the available editor options WOULD be ideal. As well as ones for setting the directories where to find the qwk files and where to place the rep files.
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