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[ChatTn23]

I use Thunderbird and Zimbra on a daily bases. Both are good, although I probably lean more towards Zimbra. Others may be just as good, but I'm satisfied with these right now. You can add just about any account to either one without wasting a lot of time.

[michalburger]

We are going to target the mark read for replied messages issue in one of the near updates. Thank you for your suggestion Rick. We listen to our users and modify our road plan very dynamically on a daily basis. We like to hear any feedback (positive or negative).

Michael Burger
eM Client
CTO

[KipDrordy]

How does one "love gmail" while disliking the web interface? Gmail IS its web interface. A pop or IMAP client is going to work the same with any of the free email services. What distinguishes gmail from yahoo mail or hotmail if you're using a software program to pull in your messages?

[TheBat]

I use IncrediMail as my desktop email client linked to G-mail. IncrediMail offers lots of bells and whistles (backgrounds, styles, etc.) if you are into those types of emails

[nonnald]

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I use IncrediMail as my desktop email client linked to G-mail. IncrediMail offers lots of bells and whistles (backgrounds, styles, etc.) if you are into those types of emails

If you want to make sure no one takes you seriously, Incredimail is a great product. It tacks on animated advertisements to the end of all your messages if you use the free version. Not to mention all the stuipd stationery backgrounds, Incredimail is to email as pink and orange swirled sidewalk chalk is to Shakespeare's quill

[JimH443]

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I use IncrediMail as my desktop email client linked to G-mail. IncrediMail offers lots of bells and whistles (backgrounds, styles, etc.) if you are into those types of emails If you want to make sure no one takes you seriously, Incredimail is a great product. It tacks on animated advertisements to the end of all your messages if you use the free version. Not to mention all the stuipd stationery backgrounds, Incredimail is to email as pink and orange swirled sidewalk chalk is to Shakespeare's quill

I use Incredimail as well. I paid for mine, so there's no advertisements. Stupid stationery is available for those who choose to use it, but it is not required. It's just as easy to send a plain email.

What I like about Incredimail is that it's possible to insert images inline with an email, rather than being forced to send them as file attachments.

There are other reasons I like Incredimail, but the bottom line is that it does what I want done, the way I want it done. Google's tendency to lump emails into "conversations" does not fit this description.

[MerryMarjie]

nonnald --- Gee, I don't know, but sometimes I like pretty backgrounds and fun things in my e-mail. I don't use IncrediMail but I can understand why others would. I guess that's why they make different mail systems, because every one of us is an individual with different tastes.

[aloubier]

@MerryMarjie we are keeping it clean, simple, and lightweight with Mailbird, check it at getmailbird.com curious to hear what you think

[aloubier]

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I use Thunderbird and Zimbra on a daily bases. Both are good, although I probably lean more towards Zimbra. Others may be just as good, but I'm satisfied with these right now. You can add just about any account to either one without wasting a lot of time.

Give Mailbird a try, we are working towards a simpler way to email and improve your productivity if you are one who spends a lot of time online for work.

[drmsucks]

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What I like about Incredimail is that it's possible to insert images inline with an email, rather than being forced to send them as file attachments.

TBird has done that for years...

[JimH443]

drmsucks, on 14 February 2013 - 10:04 AM, said:

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What I like about Incredimail is that it's possible to insert images inline with an email, rather than being forced to send them as file attachments.

TBird has done that for years...

That may be, but I was doing it years before Tbird was even released.

[mrdr]

Thunderbird is great. Although Mozilla isn't developing it anymore, isn't it being developed by the community?
I suppose Zimbra desktop would be my other choice since it too is cross-platform. OS specific applications are okay, but I prefer productivity apps that look, feel and work the same, no matter if I'm on Linux or Windows.

[KNRover]

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I use IncrediMail as my desktop email client linked to G-mail. IncrediMail offers lots of bells and whistles (backgrounds, styles, etc.) if you are into those types of emails If you want to make sure no one takes you seriously, Incredimail is a great product. It tacks on animated advertisements to the end of all your messages if you use the free version. Not to mention all the stuipd stationery backgrounds, Incredimail is to email as pink and orange swirled sidewalk chalk is to Shakespeare's quill I use Incredimail as well. I paid for mine, so there's no advertisements. Stupid stationery is available for those who choose to use it, but it is not required. It's just as easy to send a plain email. What I like about Incredimail is that it's possible to insert images inline with an email, rather than being forced to send them as file attachments. There are other reasons I like Incredimail, but the bottom line is that it does what I want done, the way I want it done. Google's tendency to lump emails into "conversations" does not fit this description.

[KNRover]

I was having the same problem with Windows Live Mail as that mentioned by JimH443. . . that it converted inline photos in an e-mail to attachments when you tried to forward. But it hasn't always done that; it's only versions 2011 and 2012 (don't know about 2010). It makes the program unusable because it leaves the (empty) picture place holders and any text that accompanied the pictures in the message pane. IOW, the e-mail is essentially destroyed.

I found a terrific solution: DOWNGRADE to WLM 2009. Not only does it NOT convert pix to attachments, it also has other features that later versions dropped (e.g., stationery and background colors). The latter aren't important to most people, but I have a friend who is sight-impaired due to a stroke. Having as her default e-mail one with a yellow background and 18pt bold font allows her to see what she's typing.

Microsoft has a history of making "new" versions worse than previous ones. E.g., Vista replacing XP, Office 2007/10 with it's @#$% ribbon replacing Office 2003. I'm going to wait on Windows 8!

[john3347]

I am not a cloud addict, but I have been using online email for several years. I went from Netscape to Excite, then to Yahoo. I just have absolutely no need for an email program that I have to install on my computer to use.

[jim1474]

I found Thunderbird easy to set up and easy to use, for a novice. I struggled with some other mail clients.

[chasrus]

I would like to find an email client that included an html editor so you could see and edit the source, such as Outlook Express had. I can't believe no other client has this but I've never found one. Email that has been forwarded several times winds up with a lot of extraneous crap added from different clients and needs to be edited before forwarding again.

[MKZ1945]

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I would like to find an email client that included an html editor so you could see and edit the source, such as Outlook Express had. I can't believe no other client has this but I've never found one. Email that has been forwarded several times winds up with a lot of extraneous crap added from different clients and needs to be edited before forwarding again.

Thunderbird will allow this, and it appears Zimbra probably will also. I'm sure there are others.

[dkiehl777]

Thunderbird ... Definitely. I am currently using Thunderbird 17.0.2 decked out with Lightning Calendar, Personas, and several add-ins allowing me to dress it up any way I feel inclined. Ever try dressing up Outlook? Good luck. My T-Bird provides me easy access to my ISP mailboxes, Gmail, and free Yahoo (IMAP). It's free, easy to setup, and fast. I wholeheartedly recommend it!