Best Email Client?

flilow06 · flilow06 #1 (**permalink**)

05-25-2007, 02:08 PM

What do you guys find is the best email client to use with Mac Mail... and just in general? Of the free ones I assume gmail... anything else worth lookin at? I don't mind paying less than $50/year for something else if it's better. Yahoo mail plus is $20/yr or $35/yr with your own domain name which I think would be pretty cool to have. How would that compare to gmail?

Any other suggestions?

Thanks!

Dario D. · Dario D. #2 (**permalink**)

05-25-2007, 03:13 PM

If you like Outlook, you could try Mozilla Firebird (the email counterpart for Firefox, which I also love way better than Safari)

flilow06 · flilow06 #3 (**permalink**)

05-25-2007, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dario D.

If you like Outlook, you could try Mozilla Firebird (the email counterpart for Firefox, which I also love way better than Safari)

It's actually Thunderbird... not Firebird.

It is a pretty cool program though I plan on using Mac Mail so what I meant was what email account program?

Brown Study · Brown Study #4 (**permalink**)

05-25-2007, 03:28 PM

Go with the one that tracks your every move, correlates cookies with web bugs, data-mines you back to nursersy school and keeps it all for only 2,000 years instead of 3,000 years.

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #5 (**permalink**)

05-25-2007, 03:28 PM

I use GMail and have no issues with it. Theres enough storage space that I can download the e-mails in Mail.app and leave the e-mails on the server so I can access them using gmail.com wherever I am

BIG D 04 · BIG D 04 #6 (**permalink**)

05-25-2007, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Brown Study

Go with the one that tracks your every move, correlates cookies with web bugs, data-mines you back to nursersy school and keeps it all for only 2,000 years instead of 3,000 years.

Is that a hit at Google Mail?

Anyway I find it hard myself to know which company to go with that enables POP3 Forwarding so you can download the Mail to an App like Thunderbird or OSX Mail.

I'd aviod going with your ISP anyway, as if you are anything like me it's just a pain in the *** when you switch ISP's.

So if you like Data being Stored and Advertising go with GMail otherwise hit up Mac Mail..

Sorry I couldn't help you with more than that.

yogi · yogi #7 (**permalink**)

05-25-2007, 03:52 PM

If you like Gmail, check out Mailplane soon.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #8 (**permalink**)

05-25-2007, 04:09 PM

I use what comes with my ISP which is Yahoo for the normal mail but use google mail for the rest.

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #9 (**permalink**)

05-25-2007, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by yogi

If you like Gmail, check out Mailplane soon.

I signed up for the beta a few weeks ago. Still waiting to hear back

Brown Study · Brown Study #10 (**permalink**)

05-25-2007, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brown Study

Go with the one that tracks your every move, correlates cookies with web bugs, data-mines you back to nursersy school and keeps it all for only 2,000 years instead of 3,000 years.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BIG D 04

Is that a hit at Google Mail?

Not especially. They're all the same. Google, at least, didn't kowtow to the U.S. government when it demanded all those names.

But the fact that using them means voluntarily handing over your life to some faceless corporate entity with its tentacles everywhere on Earth and that tracks your every move, or tries to . . . well, obviously not many care. But I keep it in mind when replying to emails, too.

baggss · baggss #11 (**permalink**)

05-25-2007, 04:19 PM

If you have a domain name and a rent a server, you can administer your own mail. You setup the accounts, passwords, limits, filters and so on. Really very liberating once you get it figured out. The best part it it is ISP independent.

alexmaccoll · alexmaccoll #12 (**permalink**)

05-25-2007, 04:34 PM

I've got loads of email addresses - for business and personal use.

For personal/family use I got the domain www.maccoll.eu - got my own dedicated server anyway - so use alex [at] maccoll [dot] eu

Well my name is Alex MacColl so yknow...

Alex

EDIT-XTREEM · EDIT-XTREEM #13 (**permalink**)

05-25-2007, 05:16 PM

You can also get a free AOL E-Address. They will give you a free .com domain, the problem is that you do not own it, and you can not swwitch it to another host. To sign up, just visit https://domains.aol.com/personaldoma...mainHomeSearch

UserofMacOSX · UserofMacOSX #14 (**permalink**)

05-25-2007, 05:45 PM

GMail gets spammed pretty bad IMHO.

I just use the Mail that came on the computer through Comcast.

walkerj · walkerj #15 (**permalink**)

05-25-2007, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baggss

If you have a domain name and a rent a server, you can administer your own mail. You setup the accounts, passwords, limits, filters and so on. Really very liberating once you get it figured out. The best part it it is ISP independent.

Yeah, that. I have a website with Earthlink (from back when they were Netcom, then Mindspring) and administer my own mail accounts for myself, my wife, and my brother in law. My ISP is Verizon and I just use Mail.app to handle multiple mailboxes.

Gmail I use for another purpose for which I don't necessarily want cluttering up locally.

trpnmonkey41 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 22, 2003 Location: Hamilton College Posts: 7,003 Mac Specs: 20" iMac C2D 2.16ghz, 13" MacBook 2.0ghz, 60gb iPod vid, 1gb nano	05-25-2007, 03:28 PM I use GMail and have no issues with it. Theres enough storage space that I can download the e-mails in Mail.app and leave the e-mails on the server so I can access them using gmail.com wherever I am Don't forget to use the new User Reputation System
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yogi #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 14, 2005 Location: St. Gallen, Switzerland Posts: 1,973 Mac Specs: iMac Core i5, iPad, iPhone 4	05-25-2007, 03:52 PM If you like Gmail, check out Mailplane soon. If you liked this post, consider using the Reputation System.
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dtravis7 #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,895 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	05-25-2007, 04:09 PM I use what comes with my ISP which is Yahoo for the normal mail but use google mail for the rest. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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EDIT-XTREEM #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 27, 2005 Location: In the mac store and at home on my iMac Posts: 1,165	05-25-2007, 05:16 PM You can also get a free AOL E-Address. They will give you a free .com domain, the problem is that you do not own it, and you can not swwitch it to another host. To sign up, just visit https://domains.aol.com/personaldoma...mainHomeSearch Mac Pro (Early 2009) 8 Core 2.26 GHz, 6 GB Ram, 640 GB Drive. Dell 2408WFP.
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flilow06 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 20, 2007 Location: Miami Posts: 255 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.2ghz SR!	05-25-2007, 02:08 PM What do you guys find is the best email client to use with Mac Mail... and just in general? Of the free ones I assume gmail... anything else worth lookin at? I don't mind paying less than $50/year for something else if it's better. Yahoo mail plus is $20/yr or $35/yr with your own domain name which I think would be pretty cool to have. How would that compare to gmail? Any other suggestions? Thanks!
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Dario D. #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 16, 2006 Posts: 31	05-25-2007, 03:13 PM If you like Outlook, you could try Mozilla Firebird (the email counterpart for Firefox, which I also love way better than Safari)
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Brown Study #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 11, 2004 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 1,964 Mac Specs: G4 — Tiger and OS 9	05-25-2007, 03:28 PM Go with the one that tracks your every move, correlates cookies with web bugs, data-mines you back to nursersy school and keeps it all for only 2,000 years instead of 3,000 years.
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baggss #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 10, 2004 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 10,306 Mac Specs: 27" 3.4 Ghz i7 iMac-13" C2D Macbook-OSX 18.8.2-64Gb iPad 2-32 Gb iPhone 5-ATV 2-14Tb of Storage	05-25-2007, 04:19 PM If you have a domain name and a rent a server, you can administer your own mail. You setup the accounts, passwords, limits, filters and so on. Really very liberating once you get it figured out. The best part it it is ISP independent.
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alexmaccoll #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2005 Location: Maidenhead, UK Posts: 423 Mac Specs: 20" intel iMac, 15" MBP, 3 X 13.3" MB (family etc), G4 tower, 12" G4 PowerBook, iBook G4, 20" iMacG5	05-25-2007, 04:34 PM I've got loads of email addresses - for business and personal use. For personal/family use I got the domain www.maccoll.eu - got my own dedicated server anyway - so use alex [at] maccoll [dot] eu Well my name is Alex MacColl so yknow... Alex
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