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8 ## [sup](https://github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup/)
9 [Sup](https://github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup/) is a console-based email client for people with a lot of email.
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11 It presents an interface of a list of threads, which are each hierarchical collections email messages.
12 Threads can have multiple tags applied to them.
13 It supports a very fast full-text search, automatic contact-list management, custom code insertion via a Ruby hook system, and more.
14 If you're the type of person who treats email as an extension of your long-term memory, Sup is for you.
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22 ## Installation
23 Install the sup rubygem and run the sup-config utility to build a configuration:
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26 <span class="command">gem install sup</span>
27 <span class="command">sup-config</span>
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30 More documentation on getting started [is available in the wiki.](https://github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup/wiki#installation)
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32 ## Features
33 * Handle massive amounts of email.
34 * Fast, local full-text index of messages.
35 * Mix email from different sources: mbox files and maildirs.
36 * Instantaneously search over your entire email collection. Search over body text, or use a query language to combine search predicates in any way.
37 * Handle multiple accounts. Replying to email sent to a particular account will use the correct SMTP server, signature, and from address.
38 * Add custom code to handle certain types of messages or to handle certain types of text within messages.
39 * Take care of your privacy with full support of gpg.
40 * Organize email with user-defined labels, automatically track recent contacts, and much more!
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42 ### Resources
43 * [wiki](https://github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup/wiki)
44 * [Issues](https://github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup/issues)
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46 ### Authors and Contributors
47 Sup is brought to you by [a cast of hackers](git/sup/file/CONTRIBUTORS.html).