I use Outlook for my personal email, and I'm strongly considering changing my mail client. Other than the security benefits of not automatically running scripts when viewing messages, can anyone who has switched to Thunderbird tell me what other features make this client a preferred choice to Outlook?
I'll politely add that open-source isn't enough to compel me to change, nor is bayesian filtering (I already use SpamBayes).
Thanks for your help, and really, I'm not trying to fan any fl
1. Profile, preferences, rules, contacts, etc are easy to backup. You can have all your files in one place and you choose where.
2. IMAP support in Outlook really sucks... in a way i can`t even describe it. Thunderbird is perfect with IMAP, and no need to purge messages manually...
3. Saved Search folders in 0.9 are great. They are like views in databases, but for your messages.
4. RSS support to keep you up with the news.
5. Great extensions makes Thunderbird even better.
The Best Reason Ever: Portable Thunderbird [johnhaller.com]! I've been using this for the best part of a month, and it's just great having all the settings, bookmarks, and extensions both at work and at home.
2. IMAP support in Outlook really sucks... in a way i can`t even describe it. Thunderbird is perfect with IMAP, and no need to purge messages manually...
How do you get TB to expunge automatically? Has it been added recently? I attempted to get this to work with 0.7 and gave up in frustration.
The first (and only) extension I install in Thunderbird is purge.xpi that puts an expunge button in the toolbar. Hiding the imap functionality with "autoexpunge" is frickin annoying. Now if only it had a hotkey.
To the guy who was looking for the option: Tools -> Account Settings -> Server Settings -> "When I delete a message"
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Question for the Outlook "switchers" (Score:5, Interesting)
I use Outlook for my personal email, and I'm strongly considering changing my mail client. Other than the security benefits of not automatically running scripts when viewing messages, can anyone who has switched to Thunderbird tell me what other features make this client a preferred choice to Outlook?
I'll politely add that open-source isn't enough to compel me to change, nor is bayesian filtering (I already use SpamBayes).
Thanks for your help, and really, I'm not trying to fan any fl
Re:Question for the Outlook "switchers" (Score:5, Insightful)
1. Profile, preferences, rules, contacts, etc are easy to backup. You can have all your files in one place and you choose where.
2. IMAP support in Outlook really sucks... in a way i can`t even describe it. Thunderbird is perfect with IMAP, and no need to purge messages manually...
3. Saved Search folders in 0.9 are great. They are like views in databases, but for your messages.
4. RSS support to keep you up with the news.
5. Great extensions makes Thunderbird even better.
6. It looks much better than Outlook Express.
Re:Question for the Outlook "switchers" (Score:1)
Re:Question for the Outlook "switchers" (Score:2)
Purge (Score:2)
To the guy who was looking for the option:
Tools -> Account Settings -> Server Settings -> "When I delete a message"