I have the lists I read most often on iCloud, and some others on Gmail. I still use Gmail as a secondary email address. Setting up filters on iCloud is quite tricky if you want them on all your devices, but very solid once it's set up.
HtH, Teresa Teresa Cochran [email protected] Facebook On May 13, 2014, at 3:44 AM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote: > I started using iCloud for this list so that I could take messages off real > fast of all my devices. I don't think I could've managed this list if I had > not put it on to iCloud. Before I did that, I was deleting everything twice. > Regards, > Gigi > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 13, 2014, at 12:39 AM, Shawn Krasniuk <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Robert and all. The reason why I stopped using Gmail is because it has >> become unreliable. I've heard other people experience the same issues I was >> facing, mainly messages not showing up in clients that I've configured the >> account for a few weeks and after a few weeks they finally appear. Ever >> since I made the switch to iCloud, I haven't looked back. I even configured >> Microsoft Office in my Windows 7 VM to use iCloud email using the iCloud app >> you can download for Windows. If I were you, I'd ditch Gmail altogether and >> go with iCloud, but if you like Gmail then stick to what you prefer. >> >> Shawn >> Sent From My White MacBook >> >>> On May 12, 2014, at 9:28 PM, Jessica <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I hardly use my icloud account. I recommend gmail. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On May 12, 2014, at 9:43 PM, Robert C <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Please, this is not an invitation to go off on the Gmail issues. >>>> >>>> I am not yet using the Mac for mail so am taking this time to research >>>> options before I do the work. >>>> >>>> I know some of you have switched from Gmail to iCloud. How well is it >>>> working and was it difficult to make the switch and set things up with >>>> iCloud? >>>> >>>> I use a Gmail IMAP account for email lists and currently running >>>> Thunderbird in Windows. I have created rules and have had no problems with >>>> that at all. I save the minimum number of emails, the rest get trashed >>>> weekly and would hazard a guess that I probably have less than 1,000 >>>> emails. This account will not be used on other devices, just the Mac. Have >>>> 2 other accounts for that and neither are used for email lists so no rules >>>> necessary. >>>> >>>> Am interested in feedback on how things are going with your iCloud >>>> accounts. >>>> >>>> Quote of the nanosecond . . . >>>> Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with >>>> grease, your nose will begin to itch or you'll have to pee. >>>> Robert & Annie Yanni ke7nwn >>>> E-mail- >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
