On 8/20/20 12:54 PM, james wrote:
On 8/20/20 10:52 AM, Matt Connell (Gmail) wrote:
On Thu, 2020-08-20 at 09:58 -0400, james wrote:
Thanks. What are your, or anyone's, suggestion for other mail client
software ?
Limiting my suggestions to desktop software, since this is still the
Gentoo mailing list after all.
If your needs are basic, Claws is an outstanding piece of software.
If you're more inclined to use a terminal-based application, Mutt or
NeoMutt are both popular.
Personally I went with Evolution, as my needs (CalDAV, CardDAV,
Exchange Web Services) exceed what Claws provides.
From what I read, there is much enthusiasm for Claws/Evolution.
Sadly, this direct comparison, seems out of date and does not include
TB-78, but it is the most comprehensive comparison I have found. A
direct comparison, that is up to date, would be very cool, imho:
https://appmus.com/vs/mozilla-thunderbird-vs-evolution
and
https://www.techradar.com/best/best-email-clients#best-free-email-clients
This list is pretty unimpressive. Most of their "free" offers aren't.
Their description of Gmail doesn't even mention free use, that I can
see. Then they include Slack - and the main negative is "no email." In
addition, especially for gmail, it's not really an email "client," it's
an email service with web interface. I certainly don't call that an
email client. Am I just too old?
(Thunderbird, spike and slack). Others ?
I've been using Balsa for years. It was originally a gnome based app,
but I use it under KDE/Plasma/openrc. It can handle mbox, maildir, and
several other storage types. smtp, pop3, and imap. gnupg. It defaults
to showing the plain text version, but can display HTML, with download
of images only on request. The development team is small, but very
responsive.
I'm not trying to be a pain. But since I've decided to get back into
the mail services game, I might as well go "all the way" and robustly
support several open-source client software systems, including cell
phones.
If as an email server, you support smtp, pop3, and imap, what reasonable
clients would not work? You don't mention providing a webmail
interface, but depending on your intended users, that may not matter at all.
I guess I should setup a web page, where the best info from these
gentoo-user threads is explicitly listed, scored and implemented for
the good of the great gentoo community. Sure, I wish there was someone
"smarter" to do this, but I do have the resources and self funding to
do it myself. Open source centric and establish via Gentoo.
Some folks are sending me information that is sensitive, privately.
That is OK, but as much as possible, I want this effort to be refined
and publically published, so WE, the gentoo community, light a pathway
to keep email centric solutions, open, public and robust.
I have little (especially long term) trust that the greater forces
intend to keep email et. al. free and open and robustly supported.
TIA,
James
