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

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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

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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.

Catfish · 07-28-15, 02:33 PM

Hi,
for private use you could take Thunderbird, which is relatively easy to set up and work with, and it is free.

For professional use there can only be Outlook, much more options than Thunderbird and unbeatable with Microsoft Exchange Server..
But you can use it privately as stand-alone without Exchange, and it still has lots of useful functions, from archiving to backup, to notices of absence, and a full scale calendar with reminders (and a lot more). Even if you think you do not need it, believe me you soon will.

And i have come to like MS a lot more, since i understand what the fuzz is all about. To hell with Apple and Google!

sturmer · 08-17-15, 06:25 AM

i use incredimail, you have a free version and a pro version

I'mOnABoat · 02-10-16, 11:43 AM

Yeah, for my personal email address I'm still on gmail and it is obviously a kind of "one account to rule your whole life" kind of deal. For business, though, I wanted something a little more professional, so I went with the email address services from 1&1 which you can also merge to outlook if you want to monitor multiple accounts. I've had a good experience.

GT182 · 03-01-16, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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

Same here. Tho I'm still using Hotmail thru Outlook. Either is good and I've been using Hotmail for years with no problems. The only thing is you can only send the max of 10MBs in a file at a time. To get around this I use DropBox, and with it you can send any size file you want.

Onkel Neal · 03-14-16, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by obalouafi

try Outlook.

Skybird · 03-14-16, 05:55 PM

Thunderbird. Why getting stuff from Microsoft and by that help them to keep strong in business? They don't deserve it.

Also, regarding the mentioned more options in Outlook - consider whether you really need all these for your purposes.

d@rk51d3 · 03-14-16, 06:53 PM

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

04-12-15, 04:36 PM	#1
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04-15-15, 08:29 PM	#3
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,241 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.

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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: 27,343 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

07-28-15, 02:33 PM	#9
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hi, for private use you could take Thunderbird, which is relatively easy to set up and work with, and it is free. For professional use there can only be Outlook, much more options than Thunderbird and unbeatable with Microsoft Exchange Server.. But you can use it privately as stand-alone without Exchange, and it still has lots of useful functions, from archiving to backup, to notices of absence, and a full scale calendar with reminders (and a lot more). Even if you think you do not need it, believe me you soon will. And i have come to like MS a lot more, since i understand what the fuzz is all about. To hell with Apple and Google! __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

08-17-15, 06:25 AM	#10
sturmer Navy Dude Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Posts: 178 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	i use incredimail, you have a free version and a pro version __________________ "One Torpedo . . . one Ship" - Otto Kretschmer

02-10-16, 11:43 AM	#11
I'mOnABoat Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, for my personal email address I'm still on gmail and it is obviously a kind of "one account to rule your whole life" kind of deal. For business, though, I wanted something a little more professional, so I went with the email address services from 1&1 which you can also merge to outlook if you want to monitor multiple accounts. I've had a good experience.

03-14-16, 05:55 PM	#14
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,517 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Thunderbird. Why getting stuff from Microsoft and by that help them to keep strong in business? They don't deserve it. Also, regarding the mentioned more options in Outlook - consider whether you really need all these for your purposes. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-14-16, 06:53 PM	#15
d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,917 Downloads: 193 Uploads: 0	Does Thunderbird have the ability to delete emails yet? Not just hide them. Delete them.