POLL: What E-Mail Program/Client do you use?

[Aikouka]

Outlook.

I use it at work and I've grown quite accustomed to it. I also got Office 2007 Enterprise for $20 from Microsoft, so I ain't complaining about having to pay for Outlook .

 

[TheVrolok]

Thunderbird. I have no real reason.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Outlook at work, and OS X Mail at home.

 

[MotionMan]

Using Gmail as your spam filter

Sometimes I wish I could use Gmail for my work e-mail.

MotionMan

 

[Rottie]

Outlook Express
Juno Email
Netzero

 

[Canai]

100% gmail here.

 

[mundane]

I wouldn't mind using Gmail for my work email, but I need GPG.

 

[MotionMan]

Any further thoughts?

MotionMan

 

[tranceport]

Thunderbird but I don't think I like it.

 

[MotionMan]

What prompted this poll in the first place was that I recently switched from Eudora (which I had used since 1993, including a switch from Mac to Windows in 1996) for home and Outlook Express at work (6+ years) to TB. The main reason was that TB handles IMAP so much better than Eudora. The biggest thing I miss is the ability to filter OUTGOING messages. That is first on my wish list for TB. Otherwise, I am most pleased.

MotionMan

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: n7
The real question is why people still use actual clients/appz?

I've always used online-based email...don't see the point of hassling w/ a program when i can access my email from anywhere w/ Gmail.

I'm not even sure where to begin.

I guess first there is no real "use anywhere" benefit that gmail has over my existing mail since OWA or other web based mail is always available if I want it.

As for the fat client it is far superior to anything web based. The editor is easier, faster, and far more powerful. The handling of attachments and imbedded content is far superior. The calendaring is far superior. Task lists, notes, archiving and other data handling. I also get 700-1000 emails a day (no, not spam...real crap that needs done) and gmail would be an utter joke for handling that. I leverage folder trees, favorite folders, search folders, auto-flags, couple dozen rules, content and sender colorization, thread views etc to manage that kind of inbound traffic. Also my inbox alone (not even going to try and count my archiving folders) is 550mb right now. I've got it and the archives completely indexed and I can search all of them in about 3-5 seconds. When I'm ready the mailbox cleanup tools & auto archiving are there to keep things under control.

It integrates with sharepoints and is fully integrated with my voicemail and IM. If I get an email I see the IM presence jellybean of everyone on the email and I can IM to any one of them. I can also "reply all" IM and it fires up a livemeeting conference (with voice, video and app sharing if desired). I make phone calls to and from my IM client. Missed IMs and missed voicemail arrives in my email (as rich text or sound files). I can also run it all from my phone... IM and email on the phone via windows mobile. If I don't want to fool with my cell I can use my home or any other phone and call into my email. It will be read to me and I can reply in the form of sound files. I can also fully manage my calendar, "I'll be 15 minutes late for my 3pm" computer reply: "thanks I'll notify all meeting participants". That's pimp ******...does gmail do that??

I think you get the point.

That's why I use "client/appz" (plus a great spellchecker and thesaurus for when one's vocabulary is lacking ). I also don't have to worry about Google violating my privacy and indexing every one of my personal emails like they do yours :shocked:

For it's class gmail is a great webmail program..arguably the best some would say. I'm sure it would be great for like my parents or something (if their son wasn't working at MS ). If you put it up against a full Microsoft Exchange + Outlook + OCS implementation and it becomes a joke. It's like pong versus Crysis.

 

[Smilin]

BTW 90+% of the above functionality is available now to everyone. It's not some kung-fu that MS is using internally. The other 10% (OCS) is currently in beta and has just hit release candidate so expect it soon.

 

[Skeeedunt]

Outlook 2003 for work email, Thunderbird for personal email. I like em both, but Outlook + Exchange is probably the best you'll get for Email/Calendaring integration atm.

 

[BurnItDwn]

For my personal email, just outlook express
For the many many many emails at work, Lotus Notes.

 

[Mem]

Thunderbird 64 bit version.

 

[UF Matt]

Outlook at work. Webmail at home.

 

[MotionMan]

Long overdue bump.

MotionMan

 

[lxskllr]

I use Thunderbird on all of my computers. I don't like having to depend on a network connection to view old emails. My main desktop is my master computer, and when I download email it's removed from the server. All of my other computers are setup to download email, but leave the message on the server.

 

[tehach]

I use Thunderbird but recently loaded Outlook 2003 for my wife's work computer to replace Outlook Express. Migrating OE to her new computer was a nightmare, as she needed to save a huge volume of email...No thank you to OE for heavy use.

 

[dderolph]

I use Outlook Express for the majority of personal mail, but also use Outlook for a certain email account. Earthlink is my ISP, the one with which I use Outlook Express, and I sometimes logon to Earthlink WebMail since I have that option to check my mail; I can also go there to set spam controls and effectively prevent nearly all spam from being downloaded to Outlook Express.

 

[dderolph]

Originally posted by: corkyg
I receive mail in Eudora Pro. It has really good mail management tools. I send mail in Outlook Express - can't find another that will send embedded animated GIFs, photos, and .MID sound. T-Bird won't - G-Mail won't - Eudora won't.

That seems like a real mess to me. For one thing, if you get replies to mail you sent from Outlook Express, they will be in Eudora. With replies in the same client the original message was sent from, you have a much better way of tracking replies.

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: MotionMan
What prompted this poll in the first place was that I recently switched from Eudora (which I had used since 1993, including a switch from Mac to Windows in 1996) for home and Outlook Express at work (6+ years) to TB. The main reason was that TB handles IMAP so much better than Eudora. The biggest thing I miss is the ability to filter OUTGOING messages. That is first on my wish list for TB. Otherwise, I am most pleased.

MotionMan

Add to the wish list the ability to change the status of e-mails from read to unread. Eudora has that option. I have not found it in TB.

MotionMan

EDIT: Fixed "unread to read" to "read to unread".

 

[dderolph]

Originally posted by: MotionMan
What prompted this poll in the first place was that I recently switched from Eudora (which I had used since 1993, including a switch from Mac to Windows in 1996) for home and Outlook Express at work (6+ years) to TB. The main reason was that TB handles IMAP so much better than Eudora. The biggest thing I miss is the ability to filter OUTGOING messages. That is first on my wish list for TB. Otherwise, I am most pleased.

MotionMan

Why would you need to filter OUTGOING messages?

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: MotionMan
What prompted this poll in the first place was that I recently switched from Eudora (which I had used since 1993, including a switch from Mac to Windows in 1996) for home and Outlook Express at work (6+ years) to TB. The main reason was that TB handles IMAP so much better than Eudora. The biggest thing I miss is the ability to filter OUTGOING messages. That is first on my wish list for TB. Otherwise, I am most pleased.

MotionMan

Add to the wish list the ability to change the status of e-mails from unread to read. Eudora has that option. I have not found it in TB.

MotionMan

Right click folder, and select mark folder read in the context box.

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: dderolph

Originally posted by: MotionMan
What prompted this poll in the first place was that I recently switched from Eudora (which I had used since 1993, including a switch from Mac to Windows in 1996) for home and Outlook Express at work (6+ years) to TB. The main reason was that TB handles IMAP so much better than Eudora. The biggest thing I miss is the ability to filter OUTGOING messages. That is first on my wish list for TB. Otherwise, I am most pleased.

MotionMan

Why would you need to filter OUTGOING messages?

For example, if I have project XYZ, all the e-mail subjects begin with "XYZ:" I want to filter all my outgoing messages regarding project XYZ to the XYZ folder. It is also very handy for mailing lists and the like.

MotionMan