Chris Sheffield wrote: >>> I know this is totally off-topic, but as I'm looking for a good >>> mail client to read this user list, I thought I'd ask here. So >>> what's a good one? I've been using Apple Mail, but the fact that >>> it doesn't keep track of the message threads very well is really >>> starting to annoy me. So I'd like to play with something else. >>> Any suggestions? >> >> I love Thunderbird -- secure, flexible, standards-based, regularly >> updated, and free: >> <http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/> > > That's kind of what I was thinking of trying. Do you know if > Thunderbird will import all my account information from Mail (my > messages too would be nice)?
Hard to say. After having been burned by Apple's email discontinuations in the past (iWorld and later the Emailer bundle) I don't trust them with anything as critical to me as email. I need longevity more than I need pre-installation. :)
So without the benefit of having used Mail, I can only report what I hear: older versions are said to have used the standard MDB format for the mail database, though this is said to have been abandoned with Tiger. So if you're still pre-Tiger it may work well, and there may also be AppleScripts and/or other solutions as well.
Given the number of Mac folks who use Thunderbird, I'd be surprised if their forum didn't turn up an instant solution.
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