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  alternative mail clients for Mac bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2013-08-23 16:42 -0700
    Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-08-23 16:51 -0700
      Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-08-24 15:13 +0000
    Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2013-08-23 16:53 -0700
      Re: alternative mail clients for Mac billy@MIX.COM - 2013-08-24 15:25 +0000
        Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-08-25 02:32 +0000
          Re: alternative mail clients for Mac billy@MIX.COM - 2013-09-01 01:12 +0000
            Re: alternative mail clients for Mac billy@MIX.COM - 2013-09-07 23:15 +0000
        Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2013-08-24 23:12 -0700
    Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-08-23 18:32 -0700
    Re: alternative mail clients for Mac howdy@doody.com - 2013-08-24 07:01 -0500
      Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-02 12:41 -0400
    Re: alternative mail clients for Mac William Munny <will@bigwhisky.net> - 2013-08-24 17:24 -0400
    Re: alternative mail clients for Mac jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-09-01 14:28 +1200
      Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-08-31 23:03 -0400
        Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2013-08-31 20:29 -0700
        Re: alternative mail clients for Mac jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-09-01 15:33 +1200
          Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-01 00:23 -0400
            Re: alternative mail clients for Mac JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-09-01 00:38 -0400
              Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-01 00:54 -0400
            Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-08-31 21:55 -0700
              Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-09-02 01:15 +0000
                Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-01 22:46 -0400
                  Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-09-01 22:22 -0700
                    Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-02 08:22 -0400
                      Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-09-02 08:56 -0400
                        Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-02 10:02 -0400
                        Re: alternative mail clients for Mac JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-09-02 14:28 -0400
                          Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-09-02 17:02 -0400
                            Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-02 17:45 -0400
                              Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-09-03 10:41 -0400
                                Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-03 10:46 -0400
                                  Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-09-03 12:37 -0400
                                    Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2013-09-03 09:49 -0700
                                      Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-09-03 10:04 -0700
                                        Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Tom Stiller <tom_stiller@yahoo.com> - 2013-09-03 13:47 -0400
                                      Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-09-03 15:28 -0400
                                        Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2013-09-03 12:33 -0700
                                          Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-09-03 17:48 -0400
                                            Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2013-09-03 14:52 -0700
                                            Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-04 04:28 -0400
                                        Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-09-03 15:25 -0700
                                          Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-03 20:49 -0400
                                            Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-09-03 17:59 -0700
                                              Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-09-03 19:17 -0700
                                                Re: alternative mail clients for Mac billy@MIX.COM - 2013-09-04 02:50 +0000
                                                  Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2013-09-04 03:20 +0000
                                                    Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-09-03 20:57 -0700
                                                      Re: alternative mail clients for Mac billy@MIX.COM - 2013-09-04 15:38 +0000
                                                    Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-09-04 00:02 -0700
                                                Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-04 04:28 -0400
                                                Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-04 17:00 -0400
                                                Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-09-04 21:48 +0000
                                          Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-04 04:28 -0400
                                            Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-09-04 09:39 -0700
                                              Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-09-04 22:00 +0000
                                                Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-05 07:08 -0400
                                              Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-05 07:08 -0400
                                      Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-09-04 21:42 +0000
                                        Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2013-09-04 16:14 -0700
                                    Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-03 13:18 -0400
                                      Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-09-03 15:31 -0400
                                        Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-04 04:28 -0400
                                          Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-09-05 01:42 -0400
                                            Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-05 07:08 -0400
                                              Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-09-06 21:10 -0400
                        Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-09-02 22:45 +0000
                      Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-09-02 09:18 -0700
                        Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-02 17:33 -0400
                          Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-02 18:39 -0400
                            Re: alternative mail clients for Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-02 20:12 -0400
                              Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-02 20:24 -0400
                                Re: alternative mail clients for Mac mcarels@xs4all.nl (Maarten Carels) - 2013-09-03 10:12 +0200
                                  Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-03 16:40 -0400
                                    Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-09-03 15:21 -0700
                                      Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-03 20:42 -0400
                Re: alternative mail clients for Mac billy@MIX.COM - 2013-09-02 04:39 +0000
        Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-02 12:45 -0400
    Re: alternative mail clients for Mac "Red Ryder" <r.Ryder@aol.com> - 2013-09-14 10:55 -0400
      Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-09-14 10:12 -0700
        Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-14 13:45 -0400
          Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-09-14 12:56 -0700
            Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-14 17:21 -0400
              Re: alternative mail clients for Mac "Red Ryder" <rRyder@brightnet.net> - 2013-09-14 19:08 -0400
        Re: alternative mail clients for Mac "Red Ryder" <rRyder@aol.com> - 2013-09-14 16:17 -0400
          Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-09-14 13:45 -0700
            Re: alternative mail clients for Mac "Red Ryder" <rRyder@brightnet.net> - 2013-09-14 19:07 -0400
            Re: alternative mail clients for Mac Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-09-15 02:26 +0000

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#47954 — alternative mail clients for Mac

Are there any good alternative mail clients for Mac?

I usually like to use the built-in stuff like Mail, but it is just too buggy.

Thanks.

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#47956

In article <52e6356c-843c-4524-8896-fbfa2ca3c1a4@googlegroups.com>,
 bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> wrote:

> Are there any good alternative mail clients for Mac?
> 
> I usually like to use the built-in stuff like Mail, but it is just too buggy.
> 
> Thanks.

Really? How so?

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#47984

In message <jollyroger-A6B4A1.16511323082013@news.individual.net> 
  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> In article <52e6356c-843c-4524-8896-fbfa2ca3c1a4@googlegroups.com>,
>  bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> wrote:

>> Are there any good alternative mail clients for Mac?
>> 
>> I usually like to use the built-in stuff like Mail, but it is just too buggy.
>> 
>> Thanks.

> Really? How so?

I dunno, Mail.app is not buggy. I run between 4 and 9 accounts through
it dealing with literally thousands of mail messages a day. Granted, I
don't use rules in Mail.app and I only have 5 or 6 signatures setup.
Other than that, I use mail.app very heavily.

-- 
'They think they want good government and justice for all, Vimes, yet
what is it they really crave, deep in their hearts? Only that things go
on as normal and tomorrow is pretty much like today.' --Feet of Clay

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#47957

bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> writes:

> Are there any good alternative mail clients for Mac?

Plenty.  Here is a recent rundown of a few:

http://www.macworld.com/article/2031223/review-roundup-mac-email-clients.html


> I usually like to use the built-in stuff like Mail, but it is just
> too buggy.

Not sure what you find buggy about Mail.    I doubt that any other
clients are less buggy.  Certainly Outlook is _more_ buggy, on either
Mac or Windows.  

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#47985

Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> writes:

> Not sure what you find buggy about Mail.

The version supplied with OS 10.3 is quite good.  The one with OS 10.4
seems to be ok, but I haven't used it much.  The one with 10.5 deletes
messages at times when switching windows via Command-`.  It does not
move them to the trash, it just completely whacks them, including the
copy on an IMAP server.  It also takes two Command-0 commands to open
the Activity window (or clicking its menu entry twice), where one is
supposed to do it.

For that matter, OS 10.5 is seriously bug-ridden.  People with PPC
computers would, on the whole, be better off running 10.4.

In the way of just annoying crap, to select what you want to search on
with the 10.3 user agent, you can just click on the little disclosure
triangle next to the magnifying glass in the search string entry box.
With the 10.5 version, you have to type in at least two characters
first, then a menu of choices will appear below.  Lame.  The disclosure
triangle is gone.  This sort of stuff does not bode well for later
versions of Mail.

Thunderbird seems in general to be much better, but it does not make
it easy to sync just one mail account, while leaving all the others
alone.  Of course, if you only have one account, or don't care about
this, it is a better choice.

> I doubt that any other clients are less buggy.

I'm only about a week into trying them, but so far it has not been
much fun.

Billy Y..
-- 
        sub     #'9+1   ,r0             ; convert ascii byte
	add     #9.+1   ,r0             ; to an integer
	bcc     20$                     ; not a number

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#47994

In message <kvaj9v$7mc$1@reader2.panix.com> 
  billy@MIX.COM <billy@MIX.COM> wrote:
> Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> writes:

>> Not sure what you find buggy about Mail.

> The version supplied with OS 10.3 is quite good.  The one with OS 10.4
> seems to be ok, but I haven't used it much.  The one with 10.5 deletes
> messages at times when switching windows via Command-`.  It does not
> move them to the trash, it just completely whacks them, including the
> copy on an IMAP server.  It also takes two Command-0 commands to open
> the Activity window (or clicking its menu entry twice), where one is
> supposed to do it.

I have mail archives dating back to 1999 in Mail.app (I'd have them back
to 1987, but I lost the 9track tape that backed-up my old home directory
in 1992 and I decided since I didn't have them all, I purged my mailbox
when I switched to OS X from the pre 1999 mails), so no, that's not
happened to me.

> For that matter, OS 10.5 is seriously bug-ridden.  People with PPC
> computers would, on the whole, be better off running 10.4.

I haven't run PowerPC machines in a long time, but I do not remember
much trouble with 10.5 at all, though I much preferred 10.6.

> Thunderbird seems in general to be much better,

I think ThunderBird is terrible. Possibly the worst non-Microsoft mail
reader I've ever used (and I've used a lot of them). I'd rather use
Eudora 6 under emulation than use ThunderBird. I'd rather use mailx via
a vt-100 terminal than use ThunderBird.

-- 
And I'm nor insane, my mother had me tested.

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#48127

Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> writes, quoting me:

> I have mail archives dating back to 1999 in Mail.app (I'd have them back
> to 1987, but I lost the 9track tape that backed-up my old home directory
> in 1992 and I decided since I didn't have them all, I purged my mailbox
> when I switched to OS X from the pre 1999 mails), so no, that's not
> happened to me.

I'm evaluating user agents on backed-up filesystems... I made mbox
copies of all my VMS mail, as my postmaster doesn't want to keep paying
all the costs of keeping it up now that just a few things are still
running on it.  VMS also isn't very zippy with thousands of files in
one's mail directory.  We're moving to Oracle's Convergence messaging
system, and it is _much_ faster.

> I think ThunderBird is terrible. Possibly the worst non-Microsoft mail
> reader I've ever used (and I've used a lot of them). I'd rather use
> Eudora 6 under emulation than use ThunderBird.

After spending a lot more time on this, I can't exactly call
Thunderbird terrible, but can it be damn annoying?  Yes.  I've
come to like Apple's user agent more, and will be using it.  I
was also looking at mutt (a character cell terminal user agent),
so I could use a decent text editor to write messages, but it
also has some shortcomings - no way to search separately on 'to,'
'from,' or 'subject,' for example - so I'll just paste stuff
into the editor when need be.

> I'd rather use mailx via a vt-100 terminal than use ThunderBird.

I'd rather have stayed where I was (VT-510, or an emulator).  I
don't care about html in mail, but it seems I'm one of all too few
who feel that way these days...

Billy Y..
-- 
        sub     #'9+1   ,r0             ; convert ascii byte
	add     #9.+1   ,r0             ; to an integer
	bcc     20$                     ; not a number

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#48343

On 31-Aug-13 I wrote -

> We're moving to Oracle's Convergence messaging system

I just noticed Apple is using it, too -

MAC.COM
| nk11p04mm-asmtp002.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging
| Server 7u4-27.07(7.0.4.27.6) 64bit (built Jun 21 2013))

Security-Announce-L
| scv.apple.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server
| 7u4-23.01(7.0.4.23.0) 64bit (built Aug 10 2011))

Etc...

Billy Y..
-- 
        sub     #'9+1   ,r0             ; convert ascii byte
	add     #9.+1   ,r0             ; to an integer
	bcc     20$                     ; not a number

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#47999

billy@MIX.COM writes:

> Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > Not sure what you find buggy about Mail.
> 
> The version supplied with OS 10.3 is quite good.  The one with OS 10.4
> seems to be ok, but I haven't used it much.  The one with 10.5 deletes
> messages at times when switching windows via Command-`.  It does not
> move them to the trash, it just completely whacks them, including the
> copy on an IMAP server.  It also takes two Command-0 commands to open
> the Activity window (or clicking its menu entry twice), where one is
> supposed to do it.

I'm not doubting your experience, but I've had none of these problems,
nor have I heard them generally reported as issues.  It may be that
there is some peculiarity of your own situation for some reason.

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#47960

In article <52e6356c-843c-4524-8896-fbfa2ca3c1a4@googlegroups.com>,
 bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> wrote:

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> Are there any good alternative mail clients for Mac?
> 
> I usually like to use the built-in stuff like Mail, but it is just too buggy.
> 
> Thanks.

71.21.226.7 = Clearwire 

Very funny Mr. Balmer.  Next time, don't post from a Belvue or Redmond 
ISP.  At least you didn't post from the company network, but then they 
probably block access to news groups.

You must be using the Microsoft definition of 'bug' which means "works 
on my machine"

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#47980

On Fri, 23 Aug 2013 16:42:30 -0700 (PDT), bob smith
<bob@coolfone.comze.com> wrote:

>Are there any good alternative mail clients for Mac?
>
>I usually like to use the built-in stuff like Mail, but it is just too buggy.
>
>Thanks.


I use Thunderbird, it has everything that I need for a mail program.
The mail program for Mac is fine, I just prefer Thunderbird.

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#48161

On 2013.08.24 08:01 , howdy@doody.com wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Aug 2013 16:42:30 -0700 (PDT), bob smith
> <bob@coolfone.comze.com> wrote:
>
>> Are there any good alternative mail clients for Mac?
>>
>> I usually like to use the built-in stuff like Mail, but it is just too buggy.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
>
> I use Thunderbird, it has everything that I need for a mail program.
> The mail program for Mac is fine, I just prefer Thunderbird.


I used use TB on my Windows PC for mail and usenet.  When I moved to the 
Mac I used Apple Mail for a few months, but disliked it for reasons now 
forgotten.  But TB doesn't integrate smoothly with OS X (IMO) for moving 
documents (attachments) in and out so I switched back to Apple Mail. 
But I still use TB for usenet.  Setting up Apple Mail for POP is a PITA 
as it gravitates to IMAP for servers that have it (such as gmail) and 
occasionally (about 1/ yr) it upgefuchts the POP settings completely and 
requires maintenance account by account.

I attempted to use MS Outlook on OS X as it was part and parcel of MS 
Office for the Mac.  On a PC, in a work environment Outlook is the best 
(if greatly complex).  However Outlook would present some windows (like 
days of the week in the calendar) in Finnish or Norwegian (some such).

I tried to fix these issues via the Microsoft support site (which blamed 
everything on OS X and me in equal measure) but none of the solutions 
offered ever worked.  (Other people has similar issues).  I gave up on 
Outlook (but Word, Excel and Powerpoint are fine).


-- 
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illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
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#47988

On 8/23/13 7:42 PM, bob smith wrote:
> Are there any good alternative mail clients for Mac?
>
> I usually like to use the built-in stuff like Mail, but it is just too buggy.
>
> Thanks.
>

Been using it for years on several Macs...never had a hiccum much less a 
problem.

-- 
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are 
willing to work and give to those who would not.
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#48129

bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> wrote:

> Are there any good alternative mail clients for Mac?
> 
> I usually like to use the built-in stuff like Mail, but it is just too buggy.
> 
> Thanks.

You know, if I didn't really want a local backup, I'd use Gmail's
(through Google Apps you can even use your own domain name) web mail
without bothering about a local client (currently I run Apple Mail on my
iMac using IMAP, and I back that up). It's not perfect, but does nearly
everything, anywhere, on any device I desire.

But what exactly do you find buggy about Apple Mail? I'm still using OS
X 10.6.8, but maybe others can assist with newer versions.
-- 
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

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#48131

In article <1l8ivyn.a0ujnx3xrz8yN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>, Jamie
Kahn Genet <jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:

> But what exactly do you find buggy about Apple Mail? I'm still using OS
> X 10.6.8, but maybe others can assist with newer versions.

filters don't work properly.

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#48132

nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> writes:

> In article <1l8ivyn.a0ujnx3xrz8yN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>, Jamie
> Kahn Genet <jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:
> 
> > But what exactly do you find buggy about Apple Mail? I'm still using OS
> > X 10.6.8, but maybe others can assist with newer versions.
> 
> filters don't work properly.

Say more. I use them and find they work as advertised for my purposes.

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#48133

nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <1l8ivyn.a0ujnx3xrz8yN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>, Jamie
> Kahn Genet <jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:
> 
> > But what exactly do you find buggy about Apple Mail? I'm still using OS
> > X 10.6.8, but maybe others can assist with newer versions.
> 
> filters don't work properly.

In what regard?
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#48134

In article <1l8iz73.11a0f0du9sjswN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>, Jamie
Kahn Genet <jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:

> > > But what exactly do you find buggy about Apple Mail? I'm still using OS
> > > X 10.6.8, but maybe others can assist with newer versions.
> > 
> > filters don't work properly.
> 
> In what regard?

it's incompatible with postfix, which can pre-sort mail into folders by
using a + and a folder name, such as abc+apple@myisp.com. it's a great
way to instantly create a new email folder for a sender and to track
the source who leaked the email address to spammers.

apple mail ignores imap folders other than the inbox, regardless of the
email never having been seen by apple mail or being unread. apparently
nobody at apple ever heard of postfix, which is used by many isps and
in particular, a little known service called gmail, which they must not
use either.

what apple mail should do is apply filters to *all* new mail,
regardless of which folder it's in. if apple mail sees new mail on the
isp that it hasn't seen before, it should be eligible for filtering.

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#48135

On 13-09-01 00:23, nospam wrote:

> apple mail ignores imap folders other than the inbox, regardless of the
> email never having been seen by apple mail or being unread. apparently
> nobody at apple ever heard of postfix, which is used by many isps and
> in particular, a little known service called gmail, which they must not
> use either.

Snow Leopard Server comes with Postfix as mail server, and Dovecot as
POP and IMAP servers.

So yeah, I would say that Apple was aware of it at the time I did servers.

With Lion, Apple changed things around and not sure it is still dovecot,
and I think they also changed squirrel mail (web interface to your
mailbox). But Postfix remained.

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#48136

In article <5222c4b5$0$58699$c3e8da3$12bcf670@news.astraweb.com>, JF
Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:

> > apple mail ignores imap folders other than the inbox, regardless of the
> > email never having been seen by apple mail or being unread. apparently
> > nobody at apple ever heard of postfix, which is used by many isps and
> > in particular, a little known service called gmail, which they must not
> > use either.
> 
> Snow Leopard Server comes with Postfix as mail server, and Dovecot as
> POP and IMAP servers.
> 
> So yeah, I would say that Apple was aware of it at the time I did servers.

even worse. they don't even know what they're shipping.

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