ISO an email client that is not Outlook

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[insert tirade about the evils and perils of MS Outlook]

In a typical business day, I correspond using several different email accounts including a gmail address, one set up on my website domain, and a very old and cherished mindspring (now earthlink) address. For years, I've used Outlook to access all of them in one place. But it gets more difficult with each new version of Windows and at the moment, I'm completely fed up. Consolidating my addresses is not a hill I'm going to climb this month (or this quarter, probably), so I'm looking for a different email client. I would even be willing to pay a little bit of real money to get something that doesn't make me feel like I'm being pecked to death by ducks.

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It's not a software but a webapp: Google's Inbox

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@Rene K wrote:

It's not a software but a webapp: Google's Inbox

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The last time I checked into using Google to manage everything, it kept insisting on trying to merge my two Google accounts, which I do not want to do and I do not want to argue about it. But I'l take another look. Thanks!

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Thunderbird is a decent email client. I have one client that swears by it.

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Phyllis, 

I gave up on MS Outlook a long time ago, not because I felt like I was being pecked to death by ducks or other fowl, but because Outlook had become so bloated that it just smothered me. 

After some searching, and trying out more than a dozen email programs,  I stumbled  across EmailTray four years ago, a smalllish, lightweight client that does everything better than both Outlook and Thunderbird. I use the the free version that gives me four accounts, but with the paid version, you can have as many accounts as you'd like to have. Set up is virtually automatic, and it integrates seamlessly with all the major email programs out there. Check it out, it might just be what you are looking for.  

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@Reinier B wrote:

Phyllis, 

I gave up on MS Outlook a long time ago, not because I felt like I was being pecked to death by ducks or other fowl, but because Outlook had become so bloated that it just smothered me. 

After some searching, and trying out more than a dozen email programs,  I stumbled  across EmailTray four years ago, a smalllish, lightweight client that does everything better than both Outlook and Thunderbird. I use the the free version that gives me four accounts, but with the paid version, you can have as many accounts as you'd like to have. Set up is virtually automatic, and it integrates seamlessly with all the major email programs out there. Check it out, it might just be what you are looking for.  

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I've tried at least half a dozen over the years but never came across EmailTray. I will definitely check it out. Thanks, Reinier!

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@Vince D wrote:

Thunderbird is a decent email client. I have one client that swears by it.

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 I used Thunderbird for a while, years ago. Now I can't remember why I ditched it. Possibly because it didn't have an integrated calendar. But that is not the same issue for me it was in the past, so I will take another look. Thanks!

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Phyllis,

I have two Outlook webmail accounts. One of them, plus six other e-mail accounts, sends a copy to my personal e-mail. I need to remember how to get the other Outlook webmail account to send a copy.

Three times in the past I installed the Outlook e-mail client. Three times, the first message received deleted my Outlook content. I receive Outlook calendar invites, and stupidly opened one in my regular email. It corrupted half of my inbox, half of my sent mail, and demanded I pay hundreds of dollars to get an email client.

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Hi folks,

the main question should always be the famous WHY ...

So why Outlook in particular ?? ... for some reason that you are connected within a MS domain and using exchange in addition to its VBA function ?

If not, you are free to use any client, and as David stated, Thunderbird is unbreakable and free.

It's easy to setup, supports any kind of mail standard, and you can customize it with more features like a pro.

Second choise like a client for everywhere on the go is Gmail, not bad if you deal on multiple devices like PC, Android phone, Tablet, etc ...

To pay extra for an email client, there is no one out here for free that can't do the same, or even better.

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@Moutacim L wrote:

Hi folks,

the main question should always be the famous WHY ...

So why Outlook in particular ?? ... for some reason that you are connected within a MS domain and using exchange in addition to its VBA function ?

If not, you are free to use any client, and as David stated, Thunderbird is unbreakable and free.

It's easy to setup, supports any kind of mail standard, and you can customize it with more features like a pro.

Second choise like a client for everywhere on the go is Gmail, not bad if you deal on multiple devices like PC, Android phone, Tablet, etc ...

To pay extra for an email client, there is no one out here for free that can't do the same, or even better.

I tried Thunderbird on both Windows 7 & 10, and no matter what I did, I could not prevent it from stripping images from incoming and outgoing mail. Not even their technical support people could solve the issue, so no, Thunderbird does not always work as expected.  

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Hi Rainier,

look in The Thunderbird Preferencesin EDIT -> Preferences:

Make sure that Allow remote content in messages is unchecked :

Now you should be able to set sec rules for every mail upon arrival.

PS: sorry for the mistake; in my previous post i quoted David, but i meant Vince !

Sorry Vince 🙂

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@Moutacim L wrote:

Hi Rainier,

look in The Thunderbird Preferencesin EDIT -> Preferences:

Make sure that Allow remote content in messages is unchecked :

Now you should be able to set sec rules for every mail upon arrival.

PS: sorry for the mistake; in my previous post i quoted David, but i meant Vince !

Sorry Vince 🙂

Thanks for the advice, Moutacim. 

What you suggest was the very first thing I did, with no luck. However, I am perfectly happy with EmailTray, since I have never had to check/uncheck anything to make everything work as expected.  

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Thunderbird?  By Mozilla/Firefox team

It lets you choose which email account to 'send from' and has all kinds of nifty filters.

And it's FREE!

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@Stephanie G wrote:

Thunderbird?  By Mozilla/Firefox team

It lets you choose which email account to 'send from' and has all kinds of nifty filters.

And it's FREE!

Thunderbird may be free, but in my experience, it has become just as bloated as Firefox, what with  filters, gadgets, and other junk nobody ever uses. And it still strips images from all my mail on all my computers, despite Mozillas's Tech Support saying it "cannot" happen.     

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@Stephanie G wrote:

Thunderbird?  By Mozilla/Firefox team

It lets you choose which email account to 'send from' and has all kinds of nifty filters.

And it's FREE!

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 I use one version of TB on Windows from time to time, the message editor is *pukable*. At best.

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@Phyllis G wrote:

... so I'm looking for a different email client. I would even be willing to pay a little bit of real money ... 

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 eM Client. The free version allows up to 3 email addresses of any type from any provider. A lifetime license is $50 to import unlimited accounts. I love it so much I bought two licenses; one for my desktop and one for my laptop.

I'm using eM Client to consolidate 20 some odd emails from private domains, Gmail, GSuite, Outlook, Zoho, and the free GoDaddy POP3 ghetto thingy. I'm also pulling 6 Gmail calendars into it.

• Inboxes, outboxes, drafts, rules, signatures and templates are all segregated per account.
• Mass mail feature without having to use a third-party provider or the BCC: to yourself hack.
• Delayed send feature to schedule delivery up to 24 hours out. I use it to queue up emails for delivery right when the recipient opens for business so my correspondence is right on top of the list.
• If an email account is already set up for Imap, it takes about 15 seconds to add a new account. eM Client has a built in feature to auto-resolve ingoing and outgoing server settings for most hosting providers. Of course, Imap and port settings can be set manually if necessary.
• It fixes the "ghost trash" issue when deleting emails from Gmail using an Outlook client.

Seriously, it's the bomb. You'll never look back.

Sorry for being off topic /snicker

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Oh, too bad eM is for Windows only...