Originally Posted by vangogh

I don't think I ever used Outlook. I just went straight to Thunderbird. I have it pull in all my email accounts including Gmail. I know it's not the Google way, but I like being able to organize my email with folders and I like not having to sign into Google.

I have an old Yahoo email account which I can't pull in to Thunderbird, which is why I don't check it all that often anymore.

No wonder you don't answer your emails. Having to open an additional client on top of your browser is added windows = more RAM = more clutter!

Or maybe my email was boring. I will await your answer.

Have I not returned an email you sent? I thought I've replied to all of them. My bad if I missed one.

I actually like having to open the client to get my email. It keeps me from checking it all day long.

The biggest problem I find now is I get so much spam that doesn't get filtered that I think I delete a few real emails because they don't stand out. A couple of weeks ago someone decided to use one of my email addresses as the return on the spam they were sending out. That was fun. I was getting about 100 return to sender emails every hour.

Originally Posted by tamar

I'm a big fan of Thunderbird. I forgot what made me shift from Outlook (I think I had problems sending out email) and Thunderbird handled it without problems.

Also, when I can (and in most cases, I do), I have Google Apps for my domain(s) set up. So I have a bunch of tabs open with my different "Gmail" accounts. Honestly, I don't use an email "client" anymore unless you count my browser as a client.

I use Google Apps for my domain and wouldn't use anything else.

I like Thunderbird but with my company, I am forced to use Outlook.

When I must work on windows, I simply miss Evolution [ http://www.gnome.org/projects/evolution/ ]

It's simple but very complete PIM, more like outlook than outlook express.
But I like being able to have multiples calendars, LDAP adress book (I never could access it from outlook, as the authentication scheme seems unsupported by it), and a good spam filter.

Better yet, it include a google calendar backend, which allows me to modify, add or remove events directly from Evolution.
No need to use a 3rd party plugin to synchronize my different calendars. I can do it via the web access or Evolution.

Well, my school likes us using Outlook, so with the laptop I use in school, I am somewhat "forced" to use Outlook. However, at home, I am a Thunderbird user. Awesome program. Outlook is good, but free is better than paid--especially when the free performs better sometimes.. :P

Originally Posted by vangogh

Have I not returned an email you sent? I thought I've replied to all of them. My bad if I missed one.

Yeah, you did! Pfft. Sent April 11th at 3:19am. It was a one-liner though. Maybe it was filtered as spam?

Thunderbird, it's easy to use and problem-free.

Originally Posted by tamar

Yeah, you did! Pfft.

My bad. I did reply to it this time though.

+1 Thunderbird. Very easy and fast. But some time ago I thought that there are no better email client then outlook.

I used to use outlook most of the time but in recent times I have moved to just using gmails built in interface as it runs everything that I need it to. If I was to move back to a desktop client I would still use outlook.

Ya i use thunderbird, or just open my gmail through the web.

I use thunderbird to handle my mail for all my websites and I use gmail for my personal email.

Thunderbird for my business mail & incredimail for my personal email accounts

I use thunderbird.. I'm not really completely happy with it, but it does for now. Some things I don't like about it is its kind of hard to backup and restore. I know there is a program you can use to back it up, but restoring is a true pain in the ***.. and there's no mobility functions. I know at some point my HD might crash and I'll lose everything and have to start from scratch again.

Other programs allow you to spread it over multiple devices.

Thunderbird double thumbs up! Thats the best and free email client available.

I used to use web based email. But I must admit that The Bat is one of the best I have ever used

Originally Posted by adrian88

what is the best email client out there?

outlook 07
t-bird
or something else?

thunderbird definitely

I use Outlook at work and at home. I like that I can sync calanders between the BBerry, home and work.

I use gmail web for family travel because I can move around w/ it more easily.

Thunderbird is a very professional client from a well known and well trusted brand name, but for more personal e-mails I reccomend Incredimail, as it has many free features which you probably wouldn't be able to get for free in many other clients.

I use msn, altough it's not a special peice of work, it's useful when you just want to quickly check your email and then reply then log offand your done, it's pretty much a fast way to check your emails.