Ask HN: What email client do you use?

Re:Ask HN: What email client do you use? by logimame on Sunday April 21, 2019 @12:20PM (#19712801)

I use Thunderbird - The only desktop client which has both Windows/Linux versions (with identical UIs), doesn't use Electron, and doesn't need you to make an online account for it. (I'm looking at you, MailSpring!) And the experience is... not that great for me. There doesn't seem to be a way to view email conversations cleanly, and the whole app seems a bit bloated. I really wish someone made a cross-platform email client that just simply works - I would gladly pay money for it.

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Re:Ask HN: What email client do you use? by isxek on Sunday April 21, 2019 @12:38PM (#19712940)

> I use Thunderbird - The only desktop client which has both Windows/Linux versions (with identical UIs)

There's also Sylpheed (https://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/) and Claws Mail (https://www.claws-mail.org/).

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Re:Ask HN: What email client do you use? by lasagnaphil on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:55AM (#19748793)

Thanks, I've also noticed the two programs, but poor HTML support for both of those is kind of a bummer...

If I were just using email with developers I would not care about sending/receiving only text emails, but unfortunately the real world is a bit more complicated than that...

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Re:Ask HN: What email client do you use? by 0815test on Sunday April 21, 2019 @12:40PM (#19712950)

Thunderbird runs on XULRunner - strictly speaking it's not Electron, but the overall architecture is very similar, with highly comparable drawbacks.

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Re:Ask HN: What email client do you use? by lasagnaphil on Thursday April 25, 2019 @11:10AM (#19748974)

Yep, I've noticed the performance wasn't that great. It seems like there isn't a native email app in 2019 that supports HTML... Maybe is it because displaying HTML itself is pretty hard without a runtime like Electron or XULRunner?

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Re:Ask HN: What email client do you use? by johnchristopher on Sunday April 21, 2019 @12:29PM (#19712878)

Have you tried Postbox https://www.postbox-inc.com/ ? It's based on Thunderbird, funded and staffed by former members of Mozilla.

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Re:Ask HN: What email client do you use? by salasrod on Sunday April 21, 2019 @12:36PM (#19712928)

Postbox does not have a Linux version. That kills it for me.

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Re:Ask HN: What email client do you use? by lasagnaphil on Thursday April 25, 2019 @11:12AM (#19748993)

I've used Postbox when I was young and using OS X, but now I'm only in Windows and Linux. And I've tried the Windows version recently, and it seemed as sluggish as any other Electron app.

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Re:Ask HN: What email client do you use? by soulofmischief on Sunday April 21, 2019 @12:41PM (#19712954)

Some thoughts:

The tagline "for busy professionals, like you." immediately made exit the page without thinking.

It could be the best product in the world but I'm not going to use a product that treats me with such a patronizing attitude.

And whatever genius decided to hide the pricing behind another page doesn't understand their market. The price is the first and only thing I care about if we're talking about paid desktop clients. Everything else is secondary. And they might as well put the big honking "$40 per license" pricing right there at the top instead of further down the fishing rod. Anyone who considers that a worthwhile deal is going to pay it anyway. It's not a bad deal for a lifetime license.

However many customers would probably like something more than a 30-day free trial without a lifetime commitment. Offering a $3/mo subscription would probably majorly boost sales.

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Re:Ask HN: What email client do you use? by johnchristopher on Sunday April 21, 2019 @02:36PM (#19713714)

I meant to write founded, sorry.

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Re:Ask HN: What email client do you use? by beagle3 on Sunday April 21, 2019 @12:41PM (#19712961)

There’s a conversation view addon that makes it look like gmail - too much so in my opinion. You might find it helpful.

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Re:Ask HN: What email client do you use? by javajosh on Sunday April 21, 2019 @12:56PM (#19713057)

Is your aversion to Electron-based apps practical or aesthetic? If it's practical, I'd be curious to know more.

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Re:Ask HN: What email client do you use? by Kasoha on Sunday April 21, 2019 @12:35PM (#19712913)

it just needs a GUI overhaul. Badly.

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Re:Ask HN: What email client do you use? by ta987 on Sunday April 21, 2019 @12:53PM (#19713037)

Desktops are outdated. Why develop software for it?

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