PS, I've been using email of some kind since the late 70's but have never used Eudora, I don't like iMAP, and use POP for all my "client" based email.
The In tray is where received messages go that have not been filed elsewhere through filters. The Out box is where messages are put to be sent, after they are sent they are filed according to your Powermail preferences. Filters can be applied to incoming and outgoing messages. I have hundreds of filters. You can't directly edit received messages. I have an applescript that lets me change the subject, and use SmartWrap(TM) to clean up ugly message if I care. If you try to modify a message, PM will allow you to duplicate it, at which point you can modify it all you like. I don't know why they do this, but it's not been a problem for me, although I would prefer the ability to modify directly. Perhaps not so visible is Powermail's rapid ability to locate messages in your data file. I have lots of mail, if I can't find what I need I'm not happy. I've had excellent support form the members of this list, although I rarely require it. CMT Dev responds on things that only they know. Sometimes quickly, sometimes not. Powermail has already outlasted Eudora. I have no inside information on CMT, I figure they are a small company with a few focused products. They have been around long enough to prove they can run a business. One thing I know from my own experience is that small companies are VERY focused on the products that give them revenue and are often driven to excellence when competing against others much larger than they are. When I started my company I was one of 100's in my particular vertical market. There were lots of players much larger than I was. Over the past 20 years we've moved into the #2 position in our particular market. #1 is still much larger than we are, but few would have predicted we'd outlast many of our competitors who are no longer around. The future is uncertain. If Powermail works for you, the worst thing that can happen is that there are no updates and someday you'll have to change again. However, when you purchase Powermail, you are helping make sure that there will be future Powermail releases, so I strongly encourage you to take the leap and make the most of it. I buy a LOT of software. I figure the ONLY way to know for sure if it can help me is to try integrating it into my daily life. Some products I thought would be useful, have not, and some that I questioned the value of, turned out to be invaluable. I don't buy software to "break even" when stuff works for me I get a big payoff, big enough that I can justify not using lots of products I've purchased for evaluation. At the same time I'm encouraging small developers to produce products. Choice costs and I'm willing to pay. It sounds like you are happy with your move to the Mac, that was possible because lots of people continued to purchase Apple products even while the press was predicting Apple's doom. Buy Powermail, enjoy it's strengths, tolerate it's weaknesses. I have, and I'm very happy with it. +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Bill Schjelderup, President [EMAIL PROTECTED] COMPanion Corporation 801-365-0555 voice 1831 Fort Union Blvd. 801-943-7752 fax Salt Lake City, Utah 84121-3041 www.companioncorp.com +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Nusquam est qui ubique est. - He who is everywhere is nowhere. This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are NOT the intended recipient, I'm sorry to bother you and will attempt to address my messages more carefully in the future. >Greetings, PowerMail People: > >As I gather this is the only means of support for PowerMail, I will >avail myself to this channel and hopefully get some of the help I need >assessing this program. I am presently experimenting with the trial version. > >A bit of background: I have used Eudora for Windows as my e-mail client >since 1994, and have gotten familiar with its features and reliant on >some of them. Last summer, I switched my primary computer from a >Windows notebook to a MacBook -- a move that was only possible at first >thanks to programs like Parallels so that I could continue to run >Windows and Eudora. > >Two weeks ago I upgraded my MacBook to the Leopard OS, partly in the >hope that I would be able to use Apple's mail client in lieu of Eudora >and jettison Windows completely from my life. I have made that >transition, but, finding Apple Mail lacking in certain key features, >went looking for a more robust Mac-based e-mail client. PowerMail >looks like it may offer the solution I am looking for, but I am having a >bit of trouble sorting out some its own indiosyncracies. > >Here are some if the issues/questions I hope to find resolutions/ answers for: > >1) Exactly what purpose do the default "In Tray" and "Out Tray" serve? >When my (IMAP) e-mail account is connected, all the incoming messages >are displayed under that account's mailbox headers, and nothing show up >in "In Tray." I see now that messages I have sent via PowerMail show up >in the "Out Tray," but.... there is nothing in the "In Tray" Is that >supposed to be configured somehow in preferences to determine what it >displays? > >2) Speaking of "In Tray," is it possible to rearrange the folders in the >mailbox window so that I can put my e-mail account "InBox" at the top of >that window? That would be preferable if nothing is going to show up in >"In Tray." > >The remaining questions relate to things I miss from Eudora: > >3) Will the filters functions in PowerMail apply themselves to OUTgoing >mail? In other words, when I hit "send," will a filter automatically >store that message in a folder I have designated? (Apple Mail won't do >that, "Rules" have to be applied manually to the outbox) > >4) I see a reference to "waiting messages" somewhere, but can't quite >figure out how to place messages in a "queue" like Eudora would do >(store messages in the outbox until I checked/sent mail). Likewise, >this is a major function missing form Apple Mail). > >5) And here's the big one: Is there any way to EDIT INCOMING messages? >I need to do this quite often. People send me messages that are poorly >formatted to the point of being unreadable. In Eudora I could open the >message, edit it anyway I wanted, and save it as edited. I also use >this for including cross-references -- links, etc -- in incoming >messages. It's a very valuable function for me, one I would sorely like >to find a program that replicates on the Mac. > >Finally, I am concerned about the manner in which "support" is offered, >and/or the longevity of this company. One of the reasons I've abandoned >Eudora after all these years is because Qualcomm, the company that >developed Eudora, has abandoned the program (turned it over to a >Mozilla consortium that hasn't done anything with it). Mind you, >support for Eudora was not all that robust, either, and, once I got >familiar with it, I rarely had questions. But now that I have stepped >through the portal (drunk the Kool-Aid?) into the world of Macs, I'd >like some assurance that the companies whose software I choose are going >to be around, and available for some measure of support, on those rare >occasions when I actually need it. > >I don't regret for an instant my switch the Mac platform, even after >nearly 30 years of CP/M, DOS, and Windows. But I would sure like to be >able to do everything on the Mac that I could do in Windows, and these e- >mail issues central to raising my comfort level. > >So I will be grateful for whatever response this lengthy missive generates. > >Thanks, > >--PS > > > >
