Chris Just bought a MacBook (refurb on its way in 2 weeks) as I need to run a couple of Windoze things that are just to slow in emulation (VPC) and I'll be making the jump from C-Emailer and FMP-v4 to some other solutions. After testing the lot, is Apple Mail the answer or the new Thunderbird?
I mail from about 30 different accounts, depending upon who I'm answering. I love Emailers folders and actions. EIMS is my main mail server. What say you? (I'm on digest, so the answer will be slow unless you send to me off-list.) thanks, Stephen The above was in reply to your inquiry, quoted as follows: >Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 11:16:04 -0400 >From: cb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: To DO OR NOT TO DO > > >On Aug 9, 2006, at 3:24 AM, M. A. Nezami wrote: > >> Recently I have had to to erase my iMac's HD and install >> everything all >> over. Everything is fine and my iMac is much faster and smoother. >> >> Now I am thinking of installing the Claris Emailer, too. >> >> Will appreciate advice on (1) advisability of my intention and >> (2) the >> problems/issues I have to be aware of. > >> A postscript to my previous email: >> >> The OS I am currently on is Apple's latest: 10.4.7. > >I have to be honest with you. If you are on 10.4.7, you should really >take a look at some of the OS X native email clients out there. Are >they Emailer? Heck no, but some of them are good, and Emailer is >getting closer and closer to final death. > >If you go with Emailer, be aware that you will have problems using it >on an Intel based Mac, so if you plan to get a new Mac any time in >the near future, that would mean either moving back off Emailer, or >jumping thru some of the hoops to get it going on Intel (it is >possible, I have successfully run it on Intel OS X, but it isn't as >clean as I would like, and I found it not worth the effort compared >to just moving to an OS X native client). > >I also have not seen confirmation if Classic will be present in PPC >version 10.5. Some of the early rumors say it will be, but I have not >yet seen one that confirms it since Leopard was released on Monday. >If it is dropped, then that gives you even more of a dead end coming up. > >So as much as I'm going to get burned at the stake as a heretic for >saying this... I do recommend that your best course of action is to >look at a mail client with a little better future than Emailer >appears to have. > > >-chris ><www.mythtech.net> ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
