Best email client for IMAP
I am curious as to what people suggest to use as an email client for IMAP. I previously was using OE for POP but it doesn't seem to work so nicely for IMAP. It, for some reason, always tells me I have new mail, when it doesn't seem like I do. It also is very slow. For instance, when I move messages to different folders or even mark a message as read or unread. I get an "Updating flags" message for several seconds. I am using a DSL connection.
If you have an email client you would recommend, please let me know what it is and what you like and dislike about it. Thanks, Chad |
I'm afraid I can't offer any real positives or negatives as I'm not client-fluent, but I've enjoyed giving Thunderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/) a try.
It doesn't seem to have the problems you describe in OE. Atleast I don't notice any lag on my end. |
I looked at this a while ago and found no perfect solutions. To a degree, the best option depends on your personal needs. If you do not need disconnected support (i.e. access to the files when you do not have a connection to the server) then Pegasus Mail is quite good. If you are willing to operate with clients that are mostly sound but buggy around the edges, then I have two to suggest: M2 used in conjunction with the Opera browser and Thunderbird (Mozilla) mentioned by sflorack above. There do not seem to be better options, at least for free.
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Unless there are lots of folders, OE works pretty well with IMAP, even over a slow connection. If performance is poor then there is likely to be something else going on. Possibly caused by a firewall?
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Something else I'd thought I'd mention about Thunderbird...
Although only in alpha release, they have nightly builds (which is deceiving since they are only released once a week) available for download. I've never had a single crash, and each minor upgrade adds something exciting. And if Thunderbird becomes too buggy, I know I still have the option of the FM web interface... |
I have to concur, although I'm certainly no expert either. I'm also not a huge OE fan in general, but that's just personal taste and it does seem to be a capable IMAP client as is Mozilla. I haven't tried Thunderbird as yet.
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Best IMAP:
Mozilla Mulberry |
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You may want to check this treat too: http://www.emaildiscussions.com/...threadid=14016
Although it discusses free email clients, it has some interesting points. |
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OK - What's best email client for FastMail.fm imap not free ~ $30 to $50 to ? Really interested to know opinions! |
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There is no one answer to your question. You have to be more specific. |
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in FastMail.fm web interface, similar. 2. Most IMAP flexible - if this means really works well with IMAP - ... if so - same as 1. to me - asking about IMAP email client. 3. Easiest to ... A. Setup ... B. Use 4. Most feature rich In that order or degree of combinations in that order. Thanks :) |
I love Mozilla, but I don't use IMAP. I had many problems, only some of which were resolved. Now, it's been a month since I tried it.
The problem I was unable to resolve was the frequent errors: "Server www.fastmail.fm has disconnected. The server may have gone down or there may be a network problem." Anyone know if this is resolved in the recent Mozilla builds? I saw it in 1.4rc1. See this thread for some Mozilla issues from about a month ago. |
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- Moz 1.2 through 1.3.1 . Servers are now: mail.messagingengine.com and front-end server - 3 ? - just put into service - wonder if 1 or combo of 2 would help situation of those who have experienced? Helps that I have DSL connection?? If there can be a problem - it usually finds me! - think would make good beta tester. ;) |
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