Comments on: Searching for perfect mail client…

By: [vladi]

[vladi] — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 18:31:56 +0000

Definetely TheBat!

By: �?по�?тиль

�?по�?тиль — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 00:41:24 +0000

my choice is the bat

By: Tim Connor

Tim Connor — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

“But I really, really dislike the concept, shared by all Mozilla products, of having user data in some out-of-sight folder. ”

You do know that that is defined by the OS, and Mozilla is just following those guidelines, right, Alek? They even use the envrionmental variables for it, so if you moved your %APPDATA, it will put it in the right place). I’m more bugged by Win2k+ keeping your “/home” directory in such an odd buried path. Once you get used to it, though (or learn about moving it at install time, using an unintended install file), it’s not the end of the world. I think, by 1.0, there should be the set-up for being able to move your profile, if only trhough an extension.

By: Aleksandar

Aleksandar — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Yes, I guess they follow OS guidelines. However, I’m spoiled by the way Becky works, that it keeps me from using TB. Even if I ignore the Windows part, it leaves me with ..\default\6k94g9ff.slt\ bit… I remember that Communicator had the option to change the directory, which I used from day one.

Apart from all that, you have to try Becky to really understand how good that is. Install it, create mailbox, close the app. Then move the mail folder somewhere else, start Becky. When it asks you about the folder, browse to it and continue work. Simple as that.
I don’t recall correctly, but I even think that you don’t need to reinstall it, after you reinstall Win — although I’m not really sure about this.
It can’t be simpler than that. And it’s very handy when you need to move your mail from one comp to another.

The only real problem with it is that is Windows-only. And I would really like to have PowerBook sometime in the future. I would hate to use Virtual PC to work with my e-mail.

By: Marko

Marko — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The Bat! is currently the one of my choice and the same issues regarding Thunderbird bother me as well. And as Tim already said, we should wait 1.0 version.

By: Tim Connor

Tim Connor — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Dude, Mail.App is the only way to go on OS X. I use IMAP, Alek, which means I don’t really have any problems juggling my mail about, and Thunderbird and Mail are two of the best choices Also, (for the first move, if you have mail archived off the server) Mail.app doesn’t have any problem importing Thuderbird mail, since they both use standard formats for the mailboxes.

;)

By: alan lindsey

alan lindsey — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Здраво!
No such thing as a perfect email client, because different people have different tastes. But take a look at Sylpheed-Claws (http://sylpheed-claws.sourceforge.net/ and http://sylpheed-claws.sourceforge.net/win32/), which would fit quite a number of your criteria. It’s a Linux app that’s also been ported to Windows. For Windows make sure you get the 0.9.10 version.
It’s quirky in places, but has thread view, multiple accounts (all in one box or separate accounts, or mixed), powerful filtering and processing, and three-pane viewing, and it’s lightweight and quick.
Another very competent client for Windows is Foxmail.