best email programs!

scap1784 · Apprentice Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 225

I am currently looking for a email prog. I have used evolution and didn't like it. I did like the one that comes with mozilla but it had no spell check and i hated that browser. So i just want to hear what browsers you guys use and what features you like about them.

Kesereti · Guru Joined: 07 Nov 2002 Posts: 520

KMail =) Although, admittedly, I also use KDE as my primary WM, so I may be biased...I like it because it's simple, it doesn't do all the extra stuff that Evolution does, but still has a well-designed GUI interface with support for pretty much every feature I need in an email program (Ability to use output of a program for signatures, PGP support, IMAP, SSL connections)...and it came with KDE, so it fits in well with the other apps =P

arand · Apprentice Joined: 22 Apr 2003 Posts: 215

If you are interested a spellchecker can be added to mozilla. There is a method that has been posted here in the forums and you can get the ebuild at bugzilla. It works reasonably well.

Mystilleef · Guru Joined: 27 Apr 2003 Posts: 561 Location: Earth

Hello Gents,

Another vote for Kmail here. The same reasons kesereti listed above. It's simple, well designed and provides me with all the features I need, including a spell checker. KDE is my preferred desktop environment, so Kmail integrates perfectly well into it.
What more could I ask for. God bless the Kmail filters, I don't need spam assasin anymore.

Regards,

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beejay · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 7:18 am Post subject:

Well, another vote for KMail. You can use it as a simple e-mail client, but since it can interact with other KDE-apps its functionality can be extended (kpim f.e.).

I use it as a simple e-mail client. The only thing that's annoying for me is that Problem with GPG/PGP-Signatures. Yes - I know that there is this "workaround" (via AEGYPTEN and friends) and I already tried that - but it still doesn't work. But since I am not really in need of this Crypto-Stuff I can live without it (however I would like to see it working)
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Raoul_Duke · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 11:23 am Post subject:

I used sylpheed for a long time but i'm now a new kmail convert too :wink:

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charlieg · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 1:48 pm Post subject:

Don't fight the Evolution. It's natural.
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DefconAlpha · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 2:12 pm Post subject: Well

Have you tried Pine yet? That runs great on 486/66's :)
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Celtis · l33t Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Posts: 737

Another KMailer - Although, after setting some users at work up on it, Evolution is starting to grow on me. KMail could be nicer if it had some reply buttons and such when you're viewing (not previewing) a message

Celtis · l33t Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Posts: 737

prolific · Apprentice Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 237

Try Sylpheed-Claws

htj · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 3:29 pm Post subject:

Another vote for sylphed-claws. It's not so pretty as Evolution and such, but its quite fast and low-weigth. It also read newsgroups (Evolution doesnt).

At the university I use pine, because it's easy to ssh to the university to check mail. I considered mutt, but its HTML rendering is non-existant (it actually shows the markup codes).

nyteryda · Guru Joined: 26 Jul 2003 Posts: 337 Location: London

s3ntient · Guru Joined: 13 Apr 2003 Posts: 304 Location: Lyon, France

Either Sylpheed-Claws or Thunderbird...
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pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20589

The Duplicates forum is a good place to search for other threads like this one.