Re: Eudora replacement
Now that MailForge is dead, I've been pondering... How many people would be interested in a faithful reproduction of Mac Eudora 6.2? 10? 100?, 1000? Probably 100, by the likes of the FB page. I use Mac Eudora v6.2 every day, since the mid 90s. I'm a pro software developer. I have built stuff of this complexity a number of times over, including a Mac email client a lng time ago for Digital Equipment Corporation. It's not easy to build a replacement. It would take EASILY over a year for me to do it. If I did do it, I'd stick to keeping the same workflow and features, and simply just "Freshen-up" the look and feel (but not change it like MailForge did). Thoughts, comments? Collaborators? -- I'd do this project open source, because I love Eudora mail and want it to live on indefinitely. On Sunday, July 22, 2012 9:13:47 AM UTC-4, benjee wrote: > > We thought that MailForge could fill the gap, but after 5 years they are > still in beta. > > Why FB? I think it is a good tool to get figure out how many really need a > true Eudora replacement. > > > > -- Sent from my HP Pre3 > > -- > On 22 Jul 2012 13.57, Stephen E. Bodnar > > wrote: > > On 7/21/12 10:23 PM, ben...@gmail.com wrote: > > We have set up a Facebook page to discuss and to see how many of us are > > still looking for a true Eudora replacement: > > > > Http://www.facebook.com/WeWantEudora > > > > -- Sent from my HP Pre3 > > What if you don't do Facebook? I'm in the market for a new email client, > and would LOVE to see a reincarnation of Eudora. > > I used the Eudora - Thunderbird add-on for a while, but things got a bit > squirrely when Thunderbird started the forced update cycle. > > Stephen > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to g3-5...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Eudora replacement
I used and enjoyed Eudora for many years and would absolutly use it as my main email client. I am not a programmer but would be willing to help. Beta test? On Jan 19, 2014, at 8:51 AM, Jay Koutavas wrote: Now that MailForge is dead, I've been pondering... How many people would be interested in a faithful reproduction of Mac Eudora 6.2? 10? 100?, 1000? Probably 100, by the likes of the FB page. I use Mac Eudora v6.2 every day, since the mid 90s. I'm a pro software developer. I have built stuff of this complexity a number of times over, including a Mac email client a lng time ago for Digital Equipment Corporation. It's not easy to build a replacement. It would take EASILY over a year for me to do it. If I did do it, I'd stick to keeping the same workflow and features, and simply just "Freshen-up" the look and feel (but not change it like MailForge did). Thoughts, comments? Collaborators? -- I'd do this project open source, because I love Eudora mail and want it to live on indefinitely. On Sunday, July 22, 2012 9:13:47 AM UTC-4, benjee wrote: We thought that MailForge could fill the gap, but after 5 years they are still in beta. Why FB? I think it is a good tool to get figure out how many really need a true Eudora replacement. -- Sent from my HP Pre3 On 22 Jul 2012 13.57, Stephen E. Bodnar wrote: On 7/21/12 10:23 PM, ben...@gmail.com wrote: > We have set up a Facebook page to discuss and to see how many of us are > still looking for a true Eudora replacement: > > Http://www.facebook.com/WeWantEudora > > -- Sent from my HP Pre3 What if you don't do Facebook? I'm in the market for a new email client, and would LOVE to see a reincarnation of Eudora. I used the Eudora - Thunderbird add-on for a while, but things got a bit squirrely when Thunderbird started the forced update cycle. Stephen -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Eudora replacement
Thank you, Jay! I've used Eudora since first getting an email account in the days of 48k modems and well before became . I'm currently using Eudora 6.2.4 on a 2009 MacBook Pro 17" and it is the main reason I have not upgraded this machine further than OS 10.6.8. I have eagerly followed threads in this group and others concerning Eudora replacements for OS 10.7 and above with great interest and am finally both eager and excited to know that someone may be willing to give re-coding Eudora a try. I would pay for a Eudora replacement, or provide a substantial sum for donationware. To hear that it would be open-source is pretty incredible and very much appreciated. If this project is to be taken on, my recommendation is that it be initiated as soon as possible. Thanks again! -- Bill & Bunny Kuhlman -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Eudora replacement
At 5:51 -0800 1/19/14, Jay Koutavas wrote: >Now that MailForge is dead, I've been pondering... > >How many people would be interested in a faithful reproduction of Mac Eudora >6.2? 10? 100?, 1000? > >Probably 100, by the likes of the FB page. > >I use Mac Eudora v6.2 every day, since the mid 90s. I'm a pro software >developer. I have built stuff of this complexity a number of times over, >including a Mac email client a lng time ago for Digital Equipment >Corporation. It's not easy to build a replacement. It would take EASILY over a >year for me to do it. If I did do it, I'd stick to keeping the same workflow >and features, and simply just "Freshen-up" the look and feel (but not change >it like MailForge did). > >Thoughts, comments? Collaborators? -- I'd do this project open source, because >I love Eudora mail and want it to live on indefinitely. 1) You need to become acquainted with : Reply-To: Eudora for the Mac List-ID: Eudora for the Mac 2) There are two different problems with Eudora. Email has changed and Apple wants iOS and OS-neXt to be written in X-code and objective C. The whole concept of email has changed and Eudora won't be Eudora anymore if it is rewritten to handle IMAP and HTML the way other mail clients do. Rewriting Eudora to compile in a newer Macintosh environment may be nearly impossible. It would be easier if the source code were available but it's not because of some patent issues with the search find parts of the code. Qualcomm says it can't release that because of a previous purchase agreement. 3) I'm using Eudora 5 on this OS 9.1 Mac 8500 and I find it very useful in the modern mail system. HTTP and IMAP just don't work. By refusing to read HTML and refusing to use a host that demands IMAP I find my spam problems a whole lot easier. Folks who want to talk soon get the idea. 4) What I'd really like to see is a version of Eudora that works in Linux with open source code. I might have some time to help with that. Most of the things I want could be done with perl which would be somewhat platform independent. -- --> From the U S of A, the only socialist country that refuses to admit it. <-- -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
