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## [sup](https://github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup/)
[Sup](https://github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup/) is a console-based email client for people with a lot of email.

It presents an interface of a list of threads, which are each hierarchical collections email messages.
Threads can have multiple tags applied to them.
It supports a very fast full-text search, automatic contact-list management, custom code insertion via a Ruby hook system, and more.
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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## Installation
Install the sup rubygem and run the sup-config utility to build a configuration:

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<span class="command">gem install sup</span>
<span class="command">sup-config</span>
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More documentation on getting started [is available in the wiki.](https://github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup/wiki#installation)

## Features
 * Handle massive amounts of email.
 * Fast, local full-text index of messages.
 * Mix email from different sources: mbox files and maildirs.
 * Instantaneously search over your entire email collection. Search over body text, or use a query language to combine search predicates in any way.
 * Handle multiple accounts. Replying to email sent to a particular account will use the correct SMTP server, signature, and from address.
 * Add custom code to handle certain types of messages or to handle certain types of text within messages.
 * Take care of your privacy with full support of gpg.
 * Organize email with user-defined labels, automatically track recent contacts, and much more!

### Resources
 * [wiki](https://github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup/wiki)
 * [Issues](https://github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup/issues)

### Authors and Contributors
Sup is brought to you by [a cast of hackers](git/sup/file/CONTRIBUTORS.html).