#POLYMAIL VS THUNDERBIRD PDF#
#POLYMAIL VS THUNDERBIRD PLUS#
#POLYMAIL VS THUNDERBIRD PROFESSIONAL#

Plus more calendar/notes functionality than anyone will ever need.Custom/granuar send/receive sync settings.Oddly, it’s Outlook that I originally started with many years ago when I first got a computer.įor the most part, Outlook hits everything on my list, including bonus features like: It’s got a lot of features, so it’s very flexible and capable. It is very refined and robust like Thunderbird, and yes it can handle my SSL setup without issue. I’m not fan of Microsoft products, but for awhile, Outlook was serving my needs. For causal email use, it’s certainly capable and worth a try.

#POLYMAIL VS THUNDERBIRD PROFESSIONAL#

Lack of support even more frustrating (I tried leaving a request at the crazy locked-down Airmail forum, but it was ignored and deleted)īottom line: Airmail has too many bugs to be taken seriously by professional users.

#POLYMAIL VS THUNDERBIRD PDF#

Saving messages locally via Dropbox et al for some reason formats the email(s) as a PDF file (instead of as.Can’t save messages locally without using a 3rd party-service like Dropbox.No way to control the interval for checking/receiving new email, which it does all the time (despite the setting to check every “x” minutes).Forwarding adds > before each line in message (other apps do not).Extremely limited in terms of flagging, priority, and other email header items, header views, et al.Can’t manually receive mail for individual accounts.Limited sorting options (e.g., can’t sort by multiple variables like in Thunderbird).So it may look great on wide screens, but virtually unusable on smaller screens

Folder sidebar takes up too much space.

“Deleting” emails for some reason is very slow.

Can’t permanently delete messages, they are archived forever (bad for privacy, performance, and disk space) (see comment thread).

For any moved or sent email, duplicate copies were showing up in Trash, Sent, and elsewhere.

Awkward layout, can’t change to horizontal view.

I’ll go with a list format for the cons (in no particular order): I kept thinking that “this is the one”, while trying to make it “fit” my needs. Airmail also handles multiple email accounts and provides plenty of essential functionality. The main reason I spent a week working with it was that it hit that first requirement on my list: it works great with my server’s SSL/email setup. Here are some notes (pros and cons) from my brief Airmail adventure.Īirmail looks very slick on the surface, nice design, custom icons, and so forth. But in the end, it just wasn’t meant to be. Tried everything possible to make it do what I wanted it to do. I don’t mind a reasonable flat one-time fee, but the recurring fee and login requirement (i.e., cloud storage) rouses the paranoia in me, so I quickly moved on to alternatives. I looked into these options but they require logging in and/or a monthly fee.

Unfortunately, there were only a few that qualified. So with those modest requirements, I hit the search engine and began experimenting with the handful of apps that met most or all of my needs. There are a lot of other details that are important, but are not really deal breakers.

Support for custom folders (I like to stay organized).

Support for 3rd-party services like Gmail, Hotmail, et al.

Able to delete emails (not just hide them).

So beyond that requirement, I was looking for an email client with the following features: I don’t mind paying a flat fee for the right program, but some of the more popular email apps/services offer only recurring monthly/annual billing. So my goal was to find a similar email client or app that would do the job. Thunderbird is my first choice for email management, but it wasn’t working with SSL email at Media Temple. To help dive more into the “nitty gritty”, here are some notes from my experience trying to switch from Thunderbird to any email client that supports SSL, and meets some other basic requirements. I’ve tried reading through some of the available online reviews and so forth, but the information is all pretty general. This article aims to add to the rather thin assortment of information regarding email clients for Mac. So I set out on a mission to find something that works. Recently, I discovered that my email client does not provide some of the functionality that I require. As a professional web developer slash book author, I spend a LOT of time with email.

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