I vote gmail too. Loved Eudora and especially Calypso but gmail just makes more sense now and I like the integrated calendar. Many useful features and some useless (to me) ones, too.
On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Donk <d.knier...@verizon.net> wrote: > ** > > > Hi Theresa - > Yep, I remember your probs with Tbird, and how you've tried everything > but voodoo to fix them. What about what Holly said, just going with > Gmail and skipping the desktop client all together? Gmail can def handle > huge volumes of mail. It doesn't have "all" the features of a desktop > client, but you can still set up filters, etc. > I'm still almost certain that your probs with not having Tbird sync with > Gmail is caused by a slow dialup connection. So if you go strictly with > the cloud you'll eliminate the need to sync at all. > Have you looked at Yahoo! email? I use their basic version and it is ok > - but for your volume of mail and feature needs you'd want to go with > their paid version. Offers 200 filters, forwarding, POP too (if you > want it), no ads, an offline mode, etc. And it's only $19.99 for a > year. http://mailplus.mail.yahoo.com/ They also have a pretty nice > Android smartphone, tablet app. Not sure about iPhone. > > Donk > > On 6/8/2013 8:40 PM, Theresa wrote: > > No, you don't have to close your ears, I'll scream quietly, I promise. > :-) > > > > While I used to love my Thunderbird email program, I started looking > > through the folders tonight. It's been a few days since I really checked > > to see what I've received. I don't have a clue about what the program > > is doing/has done. Several emails I have multiple copies for, some as > > many as five; the filters work when they want to, and aren't even > > unchecking as they used to when there was a problem. > > > > I spent at least 15 minutes again today deleting emails from Gmail > > online because either it or Tbird or both can't receive/send the message > > that messages have been deleted - so when Tbird picks up, the messages > > are still in Gmail (we decided once that it was probably dial-ups fault > > - and I have POP3). > > > > I have, while Tbird was off, gone in under Windows Explorer and looked > > at the data folders - there are folders and emails in there that I > > deleted ages ago, from all 3 of the accounts that I get. > > > > You all know how I feel about not being able to automatically sort the > > filters. HP's diagnostics says my hard drive passes all the tests. > > > > I scan regularly with my avast!, and ran the online scanner with bit > > defender a couple of days ago, and both report that I am clean. Getting > > ready to run bd again, because avast!'s daily run says I'm fine. > > > > I loved Eudora. For a long while Tbird was a great replacement. (I'm > > running Windows 7 Home, by the way.) I get 2-400 emails a day. > > > > I love that Thunderbird is non-Microsoft. I like the ease of > > transferring and adding and subtracting folders. I like the relative > > ease of backing up my filters and data. I wanted/want something that's > > actually being worked on, for support. > > > > Any suggestions for replacement? I would definitely appreciate them. I > > have several folders, and definitely some "to keep" emails, so I don't > > feel I can just try programs randomly. > > > > I want something reliable, not Microsoft, where I can sort filters > > automatically, it won't lose emails, backs up at least decently well, > > can handle several accounts (at least 3) with many emails a day, and > > sorts/filters like it's supposed to. I suppose I'm looking for a dream > > program? > > > > Thanks > > Theresa > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly bi...@optonline.net Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: a-1-computer_tech-dig...@yahoogroups.com a-1-computer_tech-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
