Good email program?

Red October1984 · 04-12-15, 04:36 PM

Sick of using Chrome to open my email...since I use it a lot, figure I should use a program so I can have it running separately from my browser. Any recommendations?

Onkel Neal · 04-14-15, 09:28 AM

Microsoft Outlook.

Red October1984 · 04-15-15, 08:29 PM

I'll look at it.

EDIT: Really don't like the way Microsoft tries to suck you into that whole "sync everything together with one account" idea. I'd prefer to not.

Wolferz · 04-21-15, 10:13 AM

What about your ISP? Do they provide any type of e-mail access on their website?

Mine does.

Onkel Neal · 04-24-15, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red October1984

I'll look at it.

EDIT: Really don't like the way Microsoft tries to suck you into that whole "sync everything together with one account" idea. I'd prefer to not.

Oh yeah? That was my idea. Bill wanted to go with disconnected products but I talked him out of it.

Herr-Berbunch · 04-24-15, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red October1984

EDIT: Really don't like the way Microsoft tries to suck you into that whole "sync everything together with one account" idea. I'd prefer to not.

I'm sorry, you know who makes Chrome don't you? That's right, the kings of single-account access.

daft · 07-27-15, 07:18 PM

I use Opera Mail and Thunderbird. I like both. Feels much more lightweight compared to Outlook (which also feels very much like work).

AVGWarhawk · 07-28-15, 02:20 PM

Outlook or what is known as Live Mail. Works fine for me. Do not have to sync anything if you don't want to.

d@rk51d3 · 03-14-16, 06:53 PM

Does Thunderbird have the ability to delete emails yet? Not just hide them. Delete them.

Skybird · 03-14-16, 08:25 PM

Not sure I know what you mean. Of course I can delete emails. Even without needing to open them (marking them for deletion does not open them).

And this, maybe?
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Deleting_m..._IMAP_accounts

P.S. I used it under Windows before, now under Linux. Both work(ed) well.

d@rk51d3 · 03-16-16, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skybird

Not sure I know what you mean. Of course I can delete emails. Even without needing to open them (marking them for deletion does not open them).

And this, maybe?
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Deleting_m..._IMAP_accounts

P.S. I used it under Windows before, now under Linux. Both work(ed) well.

AFAIK, they don't actually delete. They just get archived in a hidden file that just gets bigger and bigger, wasting space on your HDD.

Skybird · 03-17-16, 07:31 AM

Not that I know of. And judging by experience with size of email-archives when migrating or saving such archives intentionally, I would not mind for the size of these files. Considering the size of modern HD, my past migration archives/backup archives, were microscopic, sub-nuclear.

But I do not tell this with guaranteed certainty. As I said, I hear your claim for the first time ever. I used the available options in Thunderbird to set things up as secure and conservative as possible, to my best knowledge. And you can have different options for every email box/adress you use with it.

Rockin Robbins · 03-17-16, 11:39 AM

Absolutely! Never forget that all e-mail lives in on-line servers. In order to securely handle them you should set up your e-mail client to download e-mails to your machine and then delete them from the server. If you want you can let them live for a week so your mobile devices don't get into a catfight.

If your computer, laptop, tablet and cell phone are all set up to download and delete from server, the first device that grabs it is the only one where you can see the e-mail. It becomes a game of "who hid the cheese." So let them live for a minimal amount of time to ensure that all devices have the same e-mails and then delete them with a schedule on the server.

04-12-15, 04:36 PM	#1
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Good email program? Sick of using Chrome to open my email...since I use it a lot, figure I should use a program so I can have it running separately from my browser. Any recommendations? __________________

04-14-15, 09:28 AM	#2
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Microsoft Outlook. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

04-15-15, 08:29 PM	#3
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	I'll look at it. EDIT: Really don't like the way Microsoft tries to suck you into that whole "sync everything together with one account" idea. I'd prefer to not. __________________ Last edited by Red October1984; 04-15-15 at 08:36 PM.

04-21-15, 10:13 AM	#4
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	What about your ISP? Do they provide any type of e-mail access on their website? Mine does. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

07-27-15, 07:18 PM	#7
daft Captain Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 493 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	I use Opera Mail and Thunderbird. I like both. Feels much more lightweight compared to Outlook (which also feels very much like work). __________________ And God said: \"Let there be Narrowband!\"

07-28-15, 02:20 PM	#8
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Outlook or what is known as Live Mail. Works fine for me. Do not have to sync anything if you don't want to. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-14-16, 06:53 PM	#9
d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,951 Downloads: 207 Uploads: 0	Does Thunderbird have the ability to delete emails yet? Not just hide them. Delete them.

03-14-16, 08:25 PM	#10
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Not sure I know what you mean. Of course I can delete emails. Even without needing to open them (marking them for deletion does not open them). And this, maybe? http://kb.mozillazine.org/Deleting_m..._IMAP_accounts P.S. I used it under Windows before, now under Linux. Both work(ed) well. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-17-16, 07:31 AM	#12
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Not that I know of. And judging by experience with size of email-archives when migrating or saving such archives intentionally, I would not mind for the size of these files. Considering the size of modern HD, my past migration archives/backup archives, were microscopic, sub-nuclear. But I do not tell this with guaranteed certainty. As I said, I hear your claim for the first time ever. I used the available options in Thunderbird to set things up as secure and conservative as possible, to my best knowledge. And you can have different options for every email box/adress you use with it. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-17-16, 11:39 AM	#13
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Absolutely! Never forget that all e-mail lives in on-line servers. In order to securely handle them you should set up your e-mail client to download e-mails to your machine and then delete them from the server. If you want you can let them live for a week so your mobile devices don't get into a catfight. If your computer, laptop, tablet and cell phone are all set up to download and delete from server, the first device that grabs it is the only one where you can see the e-mail. It becomes a game of "who hid the cheese." So let them live for a minimal amount of time to ensure that all devices have the same e-mails and then delete them with a schedule on the server. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS