 PhoenixDown-- Wants FIOSPremium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
kudos:1 | [Thunderbird] Why the love for Thunderbird? I posted this as a comment in the Email Client for 2009 thread but perhaps that wasn't the best place for it.
At work, I've been using Outlook 2003 and (focusing on just the mail client aspects) its a pretty powerful tool with a lot of advanced features like advanced search and rules based filtering.
After hearing all the great things about Thunderbird, and considering how awesome Firefox is, I decided to give it a whirl. Its fast, very fast, but I was kind of surprised to find that you needed a plugin for basic searches.
So I was wondering... why did you pick Thunderbird? What needs did you have and how did the software meet it?
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 DataDocMy avatar looks like me, if I was 2D.Premium
join:2000-05-14
Greenville, NC
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| I tried it, but the transition from Outlook to Thunderbird was not nearly as easy as from Explorer to Firefox. At least in Firefox it has the same functions as IE, and you add more as needed. Thunderbird out of the box just barely gets the mail.
I'm still using Outlook 2002. |
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 Santa FeXfce MePremium,ExMod 2002-7
join:2000-08-22
Freight Yard
kudos:2 | reply to PhoenixDown
Why? because in Linux I can't stand kmail and this is the better alternative!  |
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 SentinelPremium
join:2001-02-07
Florida
kudos:1 | reply to PhoenixDown
I would say because I don't have Outlook and I don't want to buy it. I have Outlook Express but that is not the same as Outlook. Outlook has more features right? |
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·Cox HSI
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It's free and very easy to configure for multiple email accounts. Also, migrating an existing Thunderbird installation to another computer is painlessly easy. Filter configuration is very intuitive and the filters work very well. Additional useful features are available with add-on extension too. I guess it's just about a perfect email client as far as I'm concerned.
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 Grail KnightQui audet adipisciturPremium
join:2003-05-31
Valhalla
kudos:6 | reply to PhoenixDown
I have no use for the Outlook outside of the office and OE is to basic.
Thunderbird fits the bill because I can customize it as I see fit.
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Thunderbird provides thunder-mail.
Let's see Outlook do that. Ha! |
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Because much as I loved Outlook, when I got my new pc it was going to cost me $99 to get the new version.
I found Thunderbird did everything I wanted and more. I've installed a few plugins, no big deal, and after 6 months of use I've had fewer issues with Thunderbird than I did with Outlook.
What's not to like? |
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 MagManLife is simpler when you tell the truth.Premium
join:2003-10-01
Westlake, OH | reply to PhoenixDown
I've used Thunderbird for quite a few yrs now on XP, and have never looked back. |
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 kingb71
join:2000-10-09
Mississauga, ON | same here!
Can't wait to see what the new version is like. |
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 nwrickertsand groperPremium,MVM
join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL
kudos:7
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Why? It's a continuation of netscape and mozilla mail client support. It does most of what you want without the bloat of outlook. It is standard conformant, whereas outlook seems to use proprietary microsoft "standards". And it works on unix/linux, not just on windows.
Oh, it has the enigmail extension for those of us who do pgp.
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 DownTheShoreTag, you're itPremium
join:2003-12-02
Beautiful NJ
kudos:11 | reply to PhoenixDown
Convience, ease-of-use, lack of bloat, customizable, handles all my email accounts - what's not to like?
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 ctripIslam is a Religion of PeacePremium
join:2002-07-16
New Cumberland, PA | reply to PhoenixDown
I lovve the full featured Outlook 2007. I could never get by with the limited feature set of Thunderbird for email. |
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 LanikLab-nikPremium,ExMod 2002-03
join:2001-06-25
Bay Area | said by ctrip:I lovve the full featured bloated Outlook 2007. Fixed it for you.
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 kwPremium
join:2004-06-12
kudos:5 | reply to PhoenixDown
I can't think of a good reason why I don't use Outlook. I have it installed, I just never set it up.
I think the main reason is the fact that I use POP for my mail, so if I ever switched none of those emails would be in Outlook. |
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said by PhoenixDown:... why did you pick Thunderbird? What needs did you have and how did the software meet it? To get and send email--the only two features I actually "need".
(If you want more advanced feature than Thunderbird provides natively, just as with Firefox you have many, many add-ons to choose from... all free. Nowadays, though, I use it mostly for the IMAP "interface" into Gmail--makes a really good new message notifier, too.  ) |
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PhoenixDown-- Wants FIOSPremium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
kudos:1 | reply to PhoenixDown
So what plugins are you all using with Thunderbird? I am really trying to keep an open mind about this but I feel it comes up short of what I've come to expect from an email client.
-- which, coincidentally, might be a marketing issue for Mozilla if they want to drive Thunderbird adoption. Not everyone is an enthusiast looking to support open source alternatives or willing to keep an open mind after the fact.
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nwrickertsand groperPremium,MVM
join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL
kudos:7 | I don't know about plugins. The only extension I am using is enigmail. |
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PhoenixDown-- Wants FIOSPremium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
kudos:1 | yeah, meant extensions - was working on my vbulletin forum just now which uses plugins. |
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said by PhoenixDown:So what plugins are you all using with Thunderbird? I am really trying to keep an open mind about this but I feel it comes up short of what I've come to expect from an email client. It might be more productive for all of us if you could tell us what you think Outlook does that Thunderbird doesn't.
I mean, if you prefer Outlook that's fine, but it's also possible you just don't know Thunderbird well enough to make an informed decision. |
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