On Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:11:33 +1030 "Tim via users" <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Stephen Morris: > > I'm not sure how Evolution does its thing as I've never used it. If I > > had the time to invest in setting up a mail system I would still be > > using Lotus Notes. > > Over the years I've used Amiga, Windows, Linux, Mac, and mainframes > before the public internet (still have a few Data General punch cards, > well the ones you filled in with lead pencil rather than punched holes > with a tool). I've tried out a variety of email programs, often > because the default application was absolutely crap at many of the > things I've already brought up. > > Out of what are probably the two current main ones on Linux, Evolution > and Thunderbird, I found Evolution to be the least worst. I know, > that's a terrible way to select a program to use. Thunderbird's > slowness and what you see as you type isn't necessarily what you'll get > when you're done, vetoes it for me. Likewise with it's modification of > received mail to re-render it. I don't use KDE, I can't stand it, and > I didn't like their email program when I tried it long ago. > > Main criteria: > * IMAP > * Ease of navigating through folders and new mail > * Not making reading a message difficult > * Not absolutely crap at replying to messages > * Not slow as mollasses bogging down the CPU > * Not a complete pain to transition mail from an old install to a new > system installation (mostly made easier by a local IMAP server and > never using the mail client as local storage). > * Able to turn off *helpful* features (continual background checking > for new mail, mail filtering, unfettered downloading of things > included in HTML mail, etc). > * No hideously designed interfaces, which includes how you configure > it, not just how you use it. > Doesn't Claws Mail satisfy all this criteria? To me, undoubtedly. -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
