Re: MailForge Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-06 Thread Lawrence David Eden
I have been using Eudora for many years with OS 8, 9 and X. I have no complaints. Are other Eudora users on the List dissatisfied with the program? What are your complaints and why are you interested in replacing Eudora? Larry --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

Re: MailForge Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-06 Thread Doug McNutt
At 09:42 -0400 4/6/09, Lawrence David Eden wrote: I have been using Eudora for many years with OS 8, 9 and X. I have no complaints. Are other Eudora users on the List dissatisfied with the program? What are your complaints and why are you interested in replacing Eudora? The problem is that

Re: MailForge Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-06 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Apr 6, 2009, at 6:42 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: I have been using Eudora for many years with OS 8, 9 and X. I have no complaints. Are other Eudora users on the List dissatisfied with the program? What are your complaints and why are you interested in replacing Eudora? On an IMAP

Re: MailForge Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-06 Thread Dan
At 9:42 AM -0400 4/6/2009, Lawrence David Eden wrote: I have been using Eudora for many years with OS 8, 9 and X. I have no complaints. Are other Eudora users on the List dissatisfied with the program? What are your complaints and why are you interested in replacing Eudora? My only

Re: MailForge Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-06 Thread Ernest L. Gunerius
I have been using Eudora for many years with OS 8, 9 and X. I have no complaints. Are other Eudora users on the List dissatisfied with the program? What are your complaints and why are you interested in replacing Eudora? Larry I have been using Eudora from Eudora 1.3.1 to 6.2.4 (all of which

Re: MailForge Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-05 Thread Paul Stamsen
Previously, at 2:38 pm -0400 4/4/09, diane wrote: At 6:13 AM -0700 4/4/09, Goody2 wrote: Infinity Data Systems is developing an updated version of Eudora. Was originally called Odysseus, now MailForge. Still in beta (free), almost ready for prime time ($40). The latest version is 1.0 Beta 18.

Re: MailForge Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-05 Thread Steve R
At 9:41 AM -0600 4/5/09, Paul Stamsen posted: Previously, at 2:38 pm -0400 4/4/09, diane wrote: At 6:13 AM -0700 4/4/09, Goody2 wrote: Infinity Data Systems is developing an updated version of Eudora. Was originally called Odysseus, now MailForge. Still in beta (free), almost ready for prime

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-04 Thread Goody2
On Apr 3, 9:39 pm, Paul Stamsen paterfami...@gmail.com wrote: Previously, at 5:54 pm -0700 4/3/09, Maretta Holden wrote: I too am still using Eudora and, with the complexity of my mailbox organization and associated filters, returning to a three-pane window after reading each message

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-04 Thread Dan
At 8:45 PM -0700 4/3/2009, Kyle Hansen wrote: As an Apple Certified Technician I am getting a ton of client complaints regarding Eudora, especially in the last few weeks. Real Eudora or Thunderbird with the Penelope strap-on? isn't Eudora just a different GUI over Thunderbird now? The

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-04 Thread Paul Stamsen
Previously, at 11:45 pm -0400 4/3/09, Dan wrote: Eudora's alert sounds are broken in Tiger and known to cause deeper problems in Leopard. Quicktime hangs, freezes, etc. I'm not much for apps making noise either. I've got 'em all disabled, except for Adium. Gotta have the Duck. Long live the

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-04 Thread Charles Davis
On Apr 4, 2009, at 12:37 AM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: I followed all the directions on the gmail site to set up the account via mail 3.0 using imap. I want to use the gmail account that I am using to write this email on. I have had this account for years. When I open my account through mail

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-04 Thread Paul Stamsen
Previously, at 8:45 pm -0700 4/3/09, Kyle Hansen wrote: As an Apple Certified Technician I am getting a ton of client complaints regarding Eudora, especially in the last few weeks. I liked Eudora in 1996. But it was always glitchy for me. For some reasons a certain percentage of people LOVE it

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-04 Thread Al Poulin
On Apr 4, 12:37 am, Jonas Ulrich jonasulrich3...@gmail.com wrote: I followed all the directions on the gmail site to set up the account via mail 3.0 using imap. I want to use the gmail account that I am using to write this email on. I have had this account for years. When I open my account

MailForge Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-04 Thread diane
At 6:13 AM -0700 4/4/09, Goody2 wrote: Infinity Data Systems is developing an updated version of Eudora. Was originally called Odysseus, now MailForge. Still in beta (free), almost ready for prime time ($40). The latest version is 1.0 Beta 18. For info, download etc. go to

Re: MailForge Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-04 Thread Dan
At 2:38 PM -0400 4/4/2009, diane wrote: Infinity Data Systems is developing an updated version of Eudora. Was originally called Odysseus, now MailForge. Still in beta (free), almost ready for prime time ($40). The latest version is 1.0 Beta 18. Wow, I had not heard of this before. Is this

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-03 Thread Charles Lenington
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Apr 2, 2009, at 11:46 AM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: I followed the google instructions for setting up the account to use imap. it wouldn't work at all. It just didn't receive any mail.-Jonas I dunno. Go back through the directions and make sure you follow the

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-03 Thread Al Poulin
On Apr 2, 2:46 pm, Jonas Ulrich jonasulrich3...@gmail.com wrote: I followed the google instructions for setting up the account to use imap. it wouldn't work at all. It just didn't receive any mail.-Jonas I set up two new Gmail accounts about a month ago. They work fine. Please tell us exactly

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-03 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Apr 3, 2009, at 9:37 AM, Charles Lenington wrote: Some providers (tds.net) are switching to gmail although you can download on one computer you will not be able to see on another. If they're switching to gmail, then you can use IMAP, and see all your mail on all your computers. --

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-03 Thread Maretta Holden
I too am still using Eudora and, with the complexity of my mailbox organization and associated filters, returning to a three-pane window after reading each message would drive me crazy in short order. I am on a large number of mailing lists on different topics of interest. Each mailing list

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-03 Thread Steve R
At 5:54 PM -0700 4/3/09, Maretta Holden posted: I too am still using Eudora I've noticed a problem with Eudora 6.2.4 since upgrading to Leopard. Occasionally I'll get screen freeze with various applications being the active application. I go through the process of Force Quitting to get the

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-03 Thread Paul Stamsen
Previously, at 5:54 pm -0700 4/3/09, Maretta Holden wrote: I too am still using Eudora and, with the complexity of my mailbox organization and associated filters, returning to a three-pane window after reading each message would drive me crazy in short order. I am on a large number of mailing

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-03 Thread Dan
At 9:27 PM -0400 4/3/2009, Steve R wrote: At 5:54 PM -0700 4/3/09, Maretta Holden posted: I too am still using Eudora I've noticed a problem with Eudora 6.2.4 since upgrading to Leopard. Occasionally I'll get screen freeze Turn off the sounds in Eudora. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus;

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-03 Thread Steve R
At 11:24 PM -0400 4/3/09, Dan posted: At 9:27 PM -0400 4/3/2009, Steve R wrote: At 5:54 PM -0700 4/3/09, Maretta Holden posted: I too am still using Eudora I've noticed a problem with Eudora 6.2.4 since upgrading to Leopard. Occasionally I'll get screen freeze Turn off the sounds in

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-03 Thread Dan
At 11:39 PM -0400 4/3/2009, Steve R wrote: At 11:24 PM -0400 4/3/09, Dan posted: At 9:27 PM -0400 4/3/2009, Steve R wrote: At 5:54 PM -0700 4/3/09, Maretta Holden posted: I too am still using Eudora I've noticed a problem with Eudora 6.2.4 since upgrading to Leopard. Occasionally I'll

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-03 Thread Jonas Ulrich
I followed all the directions on the gmail site to set up the account via mail 3.0 using imap. I want to use the gmail account that I am using to write this email on. I have had this account for years. When I open my account through mail nothing happens. It doesn't start downloading my mail or

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-02 Thread Goody2
My only complaint about Mail (I am still using Eudora) is the inability to view each message in its own window without returning to the three-pane main window after each message. In Eudora, Thunderbird etc., if one opens a message in its own window, deleting it or moving to the next message will

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-02 Thread Nesta
On Apr 1, 2009, at 12:42 PM, dorayme wrote: No, I am using it now and it is reading 24 MB RAM . ... I agree with you...I'm using it now, for the first time ever on my Pismoand it's using 30 MB. The only problem I'm having now is that it has decided to put some of the group's messages

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-02 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Apr 2, 2009, at 11:46 AM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: I followed the google instructions for setting up the account to use imap. it wouldn't work at all. It just didn't receive any mail.-Jonas I dunno. Go back through the directions and make sure you follow the directions to the letter. For

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-01 Thread nestamicky
George R. Hozendorf wrote: On Mar 31, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: I have always wondered what the point of the mail app in osx? What is the advantage? -Jonas There are many advantages. My two favorite are: 1. don't have to look at all the gibberish on yahoo,

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-01 Thread Jonas Ulrich
How practical is Mail when I have dialup though?-Jonas On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 7:30 AM, nestamicky nestami...@gmail.com wrote: George R. Hozendorf wrote: On Mar 31, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: I have always wondered what the point of the mail app in osx? What is the advantage?

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-01 Thread insightinmind
On Apr 1, 2009, at 12:10 PM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: How practical is Mail when I have dialup though? -Jonas No more or less so than all the mail clients in the entire Universe. Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace:

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-01 Thread Jonas Ulrich
I have thought about setting up mail on my powerbook... Would it be practical though? because I check my e-mail on so many different computers. -Jonas On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 9:18 AM, insightinmind billycarm...@verizon.netwrote: On Apr 1, 2009, at 12:10 PM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: How practical

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-01 Thread Jonas Ulrich
Also, can I still check my mail through the website even after I set it up with mail?-Jonas On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 10:16 AM, Jonas Ulrich jonasulrich3...@gmail.comwrote: I have thought about setting up mail on my powerbook... Would it be practical though? because I check my e-mail on so many

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-01 Thread skyking...@verizon.net
Yes, you can. I have web-based email through my ISP (Verizon) but I use Mail exclusively on my home computer (Beige G3 w/G4 upgrade running Tiger 10.4.11) because I prefer its organizational features. I can still check my email on the web when away. Michael McMurtrey Carrollton, TX On Apr 1,

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-01 Thread Jonas Ulrich
I understand that imap is better than pop. how can I set up my gmail account with imap?-Jonas On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 11:38 AM, skyking...@verizon.net skyking...@verizon.net wrote: Yes, you can. I have web-based email through my ISP (Verizon) but I use Mail exclusively on my home computer

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-01 Thread Charles Davis
On Apr 1, 2009, at 1:22 PM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: Also, can I still check my mail through the website even after I set it up with mail? -Jonas Depends on whether or not you tell 'Mail' to delete things after downloading them. ;-) Chuck D.

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-01 Thread dorayme
Date: Wed, Apr 1 2009 7:30 am From: nestamicky For those who use mail.app do you observe it sucking up as much memory as does T-bird. No, I am using it now and it is reading 24 MB RAM ... -- dorayme --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-01 Thread Al Poulin
On Apr 1, 2:58 pm, Jonas Ulrich jonasulrich3...@gmail.com wrote: I understand that imap is better than pop. how can I set up my gmail account with imap? At the Gmail web page, you get to choose between IMAP and POP. Whether that is really better for you depends on how you use your e- mail.

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-01 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Apr 1, 2009, at 11:58 AM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: I understand that imap is better than pop. how can I set up my gmail account with imap?-Jonas Gee, if there was only some way to find that information on, oh, I don't know GOOGLE??? Go to GMail's help section, it has all the info you

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-01 Thread tonycd
I've used Thunderbird ever since I moved from Classic and couldn't use Netscape Navigator's email anymore. I liked that I didn't have to relearn a new interface, and Mail didn't have that good a reputation back then. Now there's two things I'd need to know to switch to Apple's app: 1) Can it

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-03-31 Thread PeterH
On Mar 31, 2009, at 11:15 AM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: I have always wondered what the point of the mail app in osx? What is the advantage? Surely you're joking, Mr Feynman? Mail.app is a very good mail client, one which seems to talk quite effectively to mail servers from your traditional

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-03-31 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 31, 2009, at 11:15 AM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: I have always wondered what the point of the mail app in osx? What is the advantage?-Jonas It's an email client, like Thunderbird, like Eudora, like Entourage, like other The point is to manage your email in a coherent fashion.

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-03-31 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 31, 2009, at 11:38 AM, PeterH wrote: I run Mail.app on my sole remaining PPC Mac, a dual 1.0 GHz Digital Audio (Quicksilver processor), but I intend to move it to one of my Intel Hacks, shortly. It's also an excellent IMAP client. I run it on ALL my Macs. -- Bruce Johnson

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-03-31 Thread Dan
At 11:15 AM -0700 3/31/2009, Jonas Ulrich wrote: I have always wondered what the point of the mail app in osx? What is the advantage? It comes with OS X, so it's convenient. It has all the basic features one should need in a POP3/IMAP client, so it's useful to at least 80% of the userbase.

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-03-31 Thread Kris Tilford
On Mar 31, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: I have always wondered what the point of the mail app in osx? Exactly! What the point? What is the advantage? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-mail_clients --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-03-31 Thread George R. Hozendorf
On Mar 31, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: I have always wondered what the point of the mail app in osx? What is the advantage? -Jonas There are many advantages. My two favorite are: 1. don't have to look at all the gibberish on yahoo, gMail or HotMail 2. don't

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-03-31 Thread PeterH
On Mar 31, 2009, at 11:39 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: I run Mail.app on my sole remaining PPC Mac, a dual 1.0 GHz Digital Audio (Quicksilver processor), but I intend to move it to one of my Intel Hacks, shortly. It's also an excellent IMAP client. I run it on ALL my Macs. Yes, I agree.

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-03-31 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 31, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Dan wrote: At 11:15 AM -0700 3/31/2009, Jonas Ulrich wrote: I have always wondered what the point of the mail app in osx? What is the advantage? It comes with OS X, so it's convenient. It has all the basic features one should need in a POP3/IMAP client, so

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-03-31 Thread Dennis Myhand
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 31, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Dan wrote: At 11:15 AM -0700 3/31/2009, Jonas Ulrich wrote: I have always wondered what the point of the mail app in osx? What is the advantage? It comes with OS X, so it's convenient. It has all the basic features one should need in a

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-03-31 Thread insightinmind
On Mar 31, 2009, at 5:14 PM, Dennis Myhand wrote: Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 31, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Dan wrote: At 11:15 AM -0700 3/31/2009, Jonas Ulrich wrote: YMMV. Real men use Eudora or Thunderbird or real mean grep port 143 That's real men grep port 25. What's the

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-03-31 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 31, 2009, at 2:14 PM, Dennis Myhand wrote: Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 31, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Dan wrote: At 11:15 AM -0700 3/31/2009, Jonas Ulrich wrote: I have always wondered what the point of the mail app in osx? What is the advantage? It comes with OS X, so it's convenient.

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-03-31 Thread Peter
Real man grep a pencil. Peter M. Sent with my mobile divice -Original Message- From: Dennis Myhand dmyh...@ednaisd.org Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:14:26 To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: What is the point of Mail.app?? Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 31, 2009, at 11:40

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-03-31 Thread Peter
Perhaps it only was on the Graphite iMac? Peter M. Sent with my mobile divice -Original Message- From: Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:47:10 To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: What is the point of Mail.app?? On Mar 31, 2009, at 1:50 PM