alpine: alpine (Alternatively Licensed Program for Internet News and Email) alpine: alpine: Alpine is a fast, easy to use email client that is suitable for both alpine: the inexperienced email user as well as for the most demanding of alpine: power users. Alpine is based on the Pine(R) Message System, which alpine: was also developed at the University of Washington. Alpine can be alpine: learned by exploration and the use of context-sensitive help. The alpine: user experience is highly customizable through the use of the Alpine alpine: Setup command. alpine: alpine: The Alpine site may be found here: http://www.washington.edu/alpine