If you are happy with your solution, and have an option to stick to it, why bother even considering a change
On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 12:37 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the tip re Thunderbird > > Alas, at this point, I am loath to move to a 3rd email platform > > It's Outlook unless I find a solution for the problems I've listed below > with Google Mail > > -----Original Message----- > From: silklist [mailto:silklist-bounces+ppkothari=gmail.com@lists. > hserus.net] On Behalf Of landon hurley > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 11:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [silk] Has anyone here made the switch on their work email > from Outlook to Google mail? > > On 09/12/2017 11:49 AM, Prashant P Kothari wrote: > > I have switched from MS office to the Google equivalents for all > > programs but email > > > > Still on Outlook - and that's where I spend 75% of my computer time > > I would recommend Thunderbird, with the lighting and enigmail plug-ins; > all emails may be sent plain text, as it was truly intended to be. > > > a) the font sizes and types get a bit messed up if do a copy & paste > > > > b) limited # of fonts available > > > > c) still uncomfortable with labels... much prefer foldres > > > > Thunderbird displays a folder structure for handling the labels. I believe > Yale does Microsoft servers for handling their mail, and to be honest I > never recognised a difference between it and any of the three gmail based > corporate accounts I have. It works quite nicely. > > > I know that Google mail can be accessed offline as well - haven't used > > that but am assuming that works out OK? > > > > Is there anyone that's made the switch and can share their experiences? > > > > > > > > Regards > > Prashant > > > > > -- > Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. > > > >
