Apple Mail Replacement.

[Sawday]

Getting fed up with Apple Mail (Search not working, constantly forgetting my hotmail password ...) so looking for recommendations for an email client that can handle POP email as well as IMAP as my ISP's email is POP only. Cheap is good, free would be better.

 

[pigoo3]

I looked into this about a year ago...and "Spark" (free) had gotten some pretty good reviews:

Spark Mail — Smart. Focused. Email.

Spark helps you take your inbox under control. Instantly see what’s important and quickly clean up the rest.

sparkmailapp.com

- Nick

 

[Sawday]

Thanks Nick but Spark does not work with POP email.

 

[ferrarr]

Why not set up a rule with your ISP email to forward to your other email address?

 

[Randy B. Singer]

Getting fed up with Apple Mail (Search not working, constantly forgetting my hotmail password ...) so looking for recommendations for an email client that can handle POP email as well as IMAP as my ISP's email is POP only. Cheap is good, free would be better.

Thunderbird was just updated and it has been well reviewed.

Thunderbird (free, open source)
https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/

GyazMail is very much like the older, much loved, version of Apple's Mail, only better:

GyazMail ($18)
http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/

Postbox has been, by far, the most popular alternative to Apple's Mail:

Postbox ($49 for a lifetime license)
http://www.postbox-inc.com/

More choices:

Macintosh Email Software

 

[Randy B. Singer]

Oh, Postbox is on sale right now for $39 for a lifetime license!

 

[Sawday]

Why not set up a rule with your ISP email to forward to your other email address?

I'd prefer to keep the emails that go to my POP email address separate from my other emails. They are business ones and email is printed on business stationery.

 

[Sawday]

Thunderbird was just updated and it has been well reviewed.

Thunderbird (free, open source)
https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/

GyazMail is very much like the older, much loved, version of Apple's Mail, only better:

GyazMail ($18)
http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/

Postbox has been, by far, the most popular alternative to Apple's Mail:

Postbox ($49 for a lifetime license)
http://www.postbox-inc.com/

More choices:

Macintosh Email Software

Thanks Randy. Am trying to set up Thunderbird but all my email addresses (Icloud mail, Hotmail, Gmail and my POP Zen) all give the error message that the configuration, Username or password are wrong. Not encouraging start. Will start afresh after lunch.

 

[badshoehabit]

Thunderbird here and it will manage different email providers.

 

[Sawday]

Thunderbird here and it will manage different email providers.

If only I can set it up!!

 

[ferrarr]

Are you have an issue with a specific provider, or with each of your email addresses? They each should have step by step setup instructions on their web help pages. Thunderbird is fairly well established app.

 

[Sawday]

Are you have an issue with a specific provider, or with each of your email addresses? They each should have step by step setup instructions on their web help pages. Thunderbird is fairly well established app.

Issue with all of them. For example for icloud mail I enter email address and password, it tells me it has found the configuration in Mozilla ASP database and displays the correct Incoming and outgoing protocols. I click 'done' and get the message "Unable to log in at server. Probably wrong configuration, username or password".

 

[ferrarr]

No, that may be Apple Two Step Authentication, or Two Factor Authorization, protecting your account?

See this, https://apple.stackexchange.com/que...ure-icloud-mail-in-mozilla-thunderbird#141827.

It looks like you will need to set up an app specific password to authorize Thunderbird for access to your account.

 

[Sawday]

No, that may be Apple Two Step Authentication, or Two Factor Authorization, protecting your account?

See this, https://apple.stackexchange.com/que...ure-icloud-mail-in-mozilla-thunderbird#141827.

It looks like you will need to set up an app specific password to authorize Thunderbird for access to your account.

Thanks for this. We are getting somewhere. Set up an app specific password and my iCloud mail now is accessible through Thunderbird. However, Thunderbird only sees my icloud inbox. More luck with Gmail - all my folders were carried across. No joy with Hotmail or my Zen mail which still refuse to play ball.

Any ideas how I get Thurnderbird to see my other iCloud email folders? I'm happy to leave Hotmail for now and I'll get my ISP's help with Zenmail.

 

[jsheinwald]

Oh, Postbox is on sale right now for $39 for a lifetime license!

I'll second Postbox. A couple of minor quirks but nothing horrible. Excellent product support.

 

[oldtraveler]

Thanks for this. We are getting somewhere. Set up an app specific password and my iCloud mail now is accessible through Thunderbird. However, Thunderbird only sees my icloud inbox. More luck with Gmail - all my folders were carried across. No joy with Hotmail or my Zen mail which still refuse to play ball.

Any ideas how I get Thurnderbird to see my other iCloud email folders? I'm happy to leave Hotmail for now and I'll get my ISP's help with Zenmail.

If you still can't get your hotmail set up, then you could access it via a browser and set it to forward to one of your other accounts.

My hotmail accounts set up seamlessly. Go figure. There is a Thunderbird forum that may be helpful.

Thunderbird Community Forum | Mozilla Support

support.mozilla.org

 

[horsham hector]

I use Airmail https://airmailapp.com/ Works well on my iMac with several different email addresses/providers

 

[Sawday]

If you still can't get your hotmail set up, then you could access it via a browser and set it to forward to one of your other accounts.

My hotmail accounts set up seamlessly. Go figure. There is a Thunderbird forum that may be helpful.

Thunderbird Community Forum | Mozilla Support

support.mozilla.org

I do access it though a browser now as well as through Mail. I don't want Hotmail forwarded it to another address as that would defeat the point of keeping it separate. I've requested support from Mozilla but their replies where not that useful. I'll try the forum, thanks.

 

[Sawday]

I use Airmail https://airmailapp.com/ Works well on my iMac with several different email addresses/providers

I had a look at Airmail. Didn't like it much. I'll take another look. Thanks.

 

[Randy B. Singer]

I had a look at Airmail. Didn't like it much. I'll take another look. Thanks.

I think that the thing that most folks don't like about Airmail is that it is subscription-only.