| Rich Freeman on 9 Jan 2013 11:45:07 -0800 |
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| Re: [PLUG] good linux mail clients |
On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Michael Lazin <microlaser@gmail.com> wrote: > Does anyone have a recommendation of a better > mail client for linux than thunderbird? I have nothing to offer but I'm all ears. I too gave up on Thunderbird a few years ago. Now I basically exclusively use Gmail (email is sent to my own postfix server, and auto-forwarded to a gmail account, and sent mail in gmail is swept with fetchmail - that gives me a complete IMAP archive of my mail, granted in one monster inbox I try not to look at). My own requirements include: 1. Must support pure web environment (it can have clients too, but web-only support is minimal). Web client must include keyboard shortcuts to move around email, delete, and move to pre-designated folders. 2. Must support offline email on Android though some client. 3. Must be free as in beer, but free as in freedom is of course better. The best I've seen tossed out so far is Zimbra, but it isn't free if you want an Android app, and is a bit limited in general for the free version. It is also one of those all-encompassing thing that basically needs its own box/distro (which could be viewed as good or bad - less flexibility, but potentially less maintenance). FOSS is generally lacking in free web-based applications. Almost everything is X11, which is nice if you're running X11, but more and more stuff (even linux-based stuff) doesn't support it. Rich ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug