Best email client

cormie

Hi,
I have outlook express and I'm just wondering if there is any email client that is much better than outlook? I just need to do the basics. It must be freeware too

Goodshape

Thunderbird from Mozilla (the Firefox people).

Creamy Goodness

Goodshape wrote:

Thunderbird from Mozilla (the Firefox people).

ditto

pickarooney

Is Thunderbird really any different to Outlook Express? I never really liked it, too slow, so I binned it and now use Opera's M2 client. I don't use fancy-schmancy formatting so it's perfect for me.

cormie

Yeah, thats the thing. Outlook is probably fine for me too why would I go with Thunderbird or even Opera over outlook?

Goodshape

When you're comparing anything to Outlook security is usualy a good reason for switching.

I quite like Thunderbird. Havn't tried M2. I've used Pegasus before and that's not too bad either - nothing fancy, straight forward email client.

aaf

Thunderbird here aswell. Microsoft and security don't go well together. Also, with extensions and themes, Thunderbird is far better.

SwampThing

Goodshape wrote:

Thunderbird from Mozilla (the Firefox people).

and ditto again.

Capt'n Midnight

cormie wrote:

Yeah, thats the thing. Outlook is probably fine for me too why would I go with Thunderbird or even Opera over outlook?

Outlook is the expensive one. About the only thing it shares with Outlook Express (free) is the name , file formats , interface, options , export headers are all fairly incompatible between them.

cormie

Oh yeah, I meant Outlook Express.

Now, can I install Thunderbird without having firefox explorer?

thanks

NotMe

Yeah absolutely, and you can import all your setting from Outlook Express.

Goodshape

You can, yea. It's compleatly stand alone.

But you should grab Firefox too. As I'm sure you've heard by now, it's the business.

cormie

IE seems to do the job for me:)

Don't wanna fill my pc with excess stuff I don't actually need really.

Thanks for all the tips, think I'll install Thunderbird so!!

-oRnein9-

Sorry bout the hijack but i am trying to configure an eircom webmail account in thunderbird anyone know what the incoming and outgoing servers are called, any help in setting this up will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance

cormie

hey,

Hi-jack away bud, I'm about to ask about eircom too.

I know the answer to your question, they are both

mail1.eircom.net


my question is, how do I have my @poker.ie and my @eircom.net one in seperate folders? As it is now, when I receieve a mail from either, they end up in the same folder.

Thanks!

-oRnein9-

cormie wrote:

hey,

Hi-jack away bud, I'm about to ask about eircom too.

I know the answer to your question, they are both

mail1.eircom.net


my question is, how do I have my @poker.ie and my @eircom.net one in seperate folders? As it is now, when I receieve a mail from either, they end up in the same folder.

Thanks!

Thanks mate sorry but I'm not sure about that one, anyone know what the gmail server is called in relation to previous question Re: Eircom mail server.

Tony H

pop.gmail.com incoming
smtp.gmail.com outgoing
for gmail
just remember to enable pop on the gmail settings page

CyberGhost

TheBat!

Cabaal

Goodshape wrote:

Thunderbird from Mozilla (the Firefox people).

I have to second, third & forth this
Interface is far simpler then Outlooks and it does so much more..
Junk Mail filter is also excellent

vishal

i only had one problem with thunderbird and that was, when you went to reply to an email it would start at the end of the last message instead of the top like outlook. most clents do it like outlook, so i gets confusing for the recipient and the sender.

cormie

Any idea how to go about my question above?
thanks

Stark

Go to Tools->Accounts in Thunderbird. Select an account from the list, and choose "Server Settings". Then click on the "Advanced.." button. Switch from "Global Inbox" to "Inbox for this server's account".

Btw, for those of you using Hotmail or Yahoo or Lycos webmail: http://webmail.mozdev.org/

Though I thought Lycos provided POP/IMAP support didn't they?

cormie

Thank you very much!

Now I have outgoing mail set as my @poker.ie one, is recommends I don't use more than one, unless I am an advanced user. What do you guys do? It sends the mails fine from both accounts so will I bother?

cormie

Also,
how come sometimes "GET ALL NEW MESSAGES" is blanked and I can only click on either of the accounts?

foxtail

vishal wrote:

i only had one problem with thunderbird and that was, when you went to reply to an email it would start at the end of the last message instead of the top like outlook. most clents do it like outlook, so i gets confusing for the recipient and the sender.

Go to
Tools>Account Settings>Composition and Addressing>
check "Automatically quote the original message when replying" then from pulldown menu select "start my reply above the quote"

cormie

I was gonna ask the exact same thing but saw how do do it:)

one thing though, is there any way to minimise it to the system tray instead of the taskbar?

aaf

cormie wrote:

I was gonna ask the exact same thing but saw how do do it:)

one thing though, is there any way to minimise it to the system tray instead of the taskbar?

Don't quote me, but I think there's an extension for that. Can't remember the name of it though.

cormie

aaf wrote:

Don't quote me, but I think there's an extension for that. Can't remember the name of it though.

Mwuahahhahaha. (get it?)

tw0nk

In my opinion foxmail is the best email client available for windows, www.foxmail.com.cn

aaf

cormie wrote:

Mwuahahhahaha. (get it?)

Told you not to quote me

cormie

well I've got thunderbird now and it's doing the job fine, thanks for the suggestion though:)

Now if anyone knows how to minimise to system tray that would be handy!

Capt'n Midnight

Cabaal wrote:

I have to second, third & forth this
Interface is far simpler then Outlooks and it does so much more..
Junk Mail filter is also excellent

Spambayes can be used to filter spam from most email apps by sitting between you and the email server.
But if you are using outlook (not express) it sits on the toolbar.

kasintahan

Pegasus is what I use.

It's easy to use but VERY powerful.

www.pmail.com

aaf

cormie wrote:

well I've got thunderbird now and it's doing the job fine, thanks for the suggestion though:)

Now if anyone knows how to minimise to system tray that would be handy!

http://minimizetotray.mozdev.org/index.html
2nd result on google!!

cormie

Thank you very much!!!

WizZard

Get the no new window on double click extension too http://www.chuonthis.com/extensions/

It stops Thunderbird opening up a new window when you double click on an email

cormie

I don't get you, I see how it opens up a new window, but what does it do instead? I can click an email once and I'll be able to read it without it opening in a new window already

cormie

also, how do I go about putting a password on Thunderbird so when I put in the password it opens up as it usually would and I can see all tha mails? And instead of having to put in a password when I send and receive, the one at the start will replace it? thanks:)