Next Generation Mail Clients Reviewed

kreide writes "E-mail is the 'killer app' of the Internet; an enormous number of messages are exchanged every day, and while web-based mail has become very popular in recent years, many people still prefer the added speed and flexibility of a mail client application. In this review I compare the next generation of the most popular e-mail clients, including Evolution, KMail, Opera and Mozilla, and their usability in dealing with large number of messages."

Re:hmmm

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm touching on Britney, Beyonce and Michelle right now!

Oh, wait... That's me.

Next generation mail client

[Anonymous Coward]

Is called mutt...

Re:outlook 2k3

[Anonymous Coward]

Welcome to Slashdot! Let me show you around...

Re:Next killer app?

[The Angry Mick]

Some folks might think that receiving 100 spams a day is the "killer" part of the app.

Thunderbird & weather?

[Anonymous Coward]

From the article:
"A big part of Thunderbird is the support for themes and extensions." ...
"Weather can show local weather conditions. "

Excellent! That is EXACTLY why I use a certain email client...so I can find out the weather.
I also use my toaster to heat my house, my TV to light up my living room, my toilet to wash my dishes, and my fridge to air-condition my house.
C'mon people...can't we get a good SIMPLE client instead of one with everything and the kitchen sink.

TDz.

Re:outlook 2k3

[Noryungi]

it is pretty nice, why did it not get reviewed? Is this site biased or something?

You must be new around here... ;-)

Re:hmmm

[Anonymous Coward]

nope. the keyword "music" would automatically deter britney, JT, beyonce, michelle and christina from review.

Re:hmmm

[VanillaCoke420]

Excellent idea. I would love to bring Britney and Michelle over to try out some touching. I could even write a review about it on slashdot :)

Re:And what's wrong with Outlook?

[bogie]

"This just smacks of zealotry."

Zealotry : Mindlessly supporting a group, company, individual, product, or concept without regard for facts or opposing views.

"With MS's recent drive for security, it's probably significantly more secure and robust too."

Pot meet kettle.

Re:hmmm

[pestie]

No, it's much more like reviewing the state of music without touching on...

Re:Killer app?

[LordK2002]

Less need to lug your PC over to a friends' for a LAN party, and you mom can play solitaire with your aunt in another country

Isn't the central idea of solitaire that it is played by oneself?

K

Re:From Wired magazine:

[discogravy]

I should be so lucky.

Re:Next killer app?

[jefe7777]

>> it(email) is the killer app

no doubt! email _is_ the killer app. just look at how many computers outlook has killed with viruses, worms, trojans, and spam. ;-)

outlook's rap sheet is to the floor...

Re:I read through the reviews...

[angst7]

This is funny to me. I consider myself a "regular" computer/Internet user. I don't see the need to download 2100 messages as part of my "daily tasks".

Join the Fedora Mailing list...

Re:welcome to 2004 not 1984

[kmonsen]

What can you write in python, c++, java or someother fancy-smancy language that I can not write in assembler?

I find all this focus on easy-of-use and simplicity boring. I hate it whem computers become so simple that my grandmother can use them.

Re:hmmm

[krog]

I prefer Linux on the server and Windows and Office on the desktop. It has nothing to do with politics, cost, freedom or anything else. It has to do with what I am comfortable using.

It has to do with you never having used a Mac! :)

(straight to hell with my karma)

Re:Killer app?

[Eric Savage]

"Isn't the central idea of solitaire that it is played by oneself?"

How 20th century of you. Don't you know all the Mom's are now hooked on MMOS (Massively Multiplayer Online Solitaire)?

Re:hmmm

[B'Trey]

Not sure what you mean. I use Outlook at work and Outlook 2003 allows you to send your email as HTML. You can also use Word as your editor, which should certainly allow you to compose in HTML. Am I misunderstanding your question?

Re:hmmm

[Pike]

You call that music?

Re:hmmm

[operagost]

This, along with the PENIS ENLARGEMENT SPAM they used in the screenshots, makes for a very unprofessional review.

Re:welcome to 2004 not 1984

[Anonymous Coward]

What can you write in fancy-schmancy assembler that I cannot write by hitting switches and pushing buttons on the front panel of my Altair?

Keyboard/CRT users are such wussies! Real men read data from front-panel LEDs!

I hate it when computers become so simple that people who type can use them. Damned new-fangled feeb-boxes with keyboards and video monitors!

Re:Why do we need local clients

[Aliencow]

So what? Imap lets you use as many clients as you want - including a Webmail client for when you're out of the office..

Re:Next generation mail client

[Espectr0]

No, it's actually called: telnet pop.myisp.com 110

Re:Where's Mail.app

[Anonymous Coward]

The mac zealots are the easiest to smell...

Re:Outlook XP/2002? Where's Outlook 2003?

[LurkerXXX]

Hey, the author knows his stuff. Didn't you see his other review where he showed Linux's 2.6 kernal blows DOS 3.0 out of the water in multitasking ability?

Re:Fantastic KMail Feature ...

[njchick]

It's as close as it can get to Clippy heling write a suicide note [maythestarshine.com].

Re:Gnus/Emacs

[GooTi]

... other than the fact that you don't have to leave Emacs.

Is something else out there?

M-x get-a-life didn't work for me...

Re:Unbiased?

[Anonymous Coward]

Everything they hear about it comes from maroons like this author.

Fucking maroons! I hate them with their not quite red, not quite purple kind of look...