Pqluglist- What e-mail client do you use?

[Parksville-Qualicum Linux Users group mail list]

Properly configured, Thunderbird is fantastic. IMAP is substantially 
better than POP3, as it allows syncing of actions across multiple 
systems, so that your email isn't tied to any one computer.
I tried Evolution for a while, but just couldn't stick to it. 
Thunderbird offers a more robust interface, and is much more familiar. I 
had wanted to use Evolution for its integration with Ubuntu, but it just 
doesn't provide what I need.
Failing that, the GMail interface is quite nice, but does not allow you 
to store your email offline... yet. I suspect that once HTML5 becomes a 
bit more well-supported, GMail will offer offline capabilities, storing 
a certain number of emails in local storage, and your contacts in the 
built-in database.

--Justin

On 10-07-08 06:44 PM, Parksville-Qualicum Linux Users group mail list 
wrote:
> Back in the day I hated Evolution - too big, bulky and too MS-like. So I
> started using Thunderbird, and I loved it until now. The version that
> ships with Ubuntu 10.04 has been a nightmare for me. They've changed
> from POP3 to IMAP, and unbeknownst to me, didn't dump the messages off
> the server when I downloaded them. Apparently there's a way of deleting
> entities and starting over as POP3, but I didn't feel like doing the
> work. So I tried Claws for a while. It was simple (too simple, really)
> and I couldn't for the life of me get the spam filtering to work.
> Don't hit me. I installed the default Evolution. I know. Mono and all
> that, but it seems to have matured to the point that it looks good and
> works. I still have to train it with junk mail, but so far so good. I
> must say e-mails sent from Outlook and Express look more like they were
> intended.
> DonL
>
>
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