Mail or Entourage

[lexus]

Hi there,
I am new here but need an honest opinion on whether I should use entourage or mail. I love mail's look but it does not have as many features as entourage. I am currently using entourage and am happy that I can finally search for mail using spotlight (that was a deciding feature).

Thanks

Lexus

[dops7107]

I use Entourage 2004. I like Mail's simplicity and elegance, but I want to check Hotmail without going through an awful, slow and clunky webmail interface. And I don't want to use two email programs, and Entourage seems to work great with IMAP for me, so Entourage it is.

I think most Apple fans will favour Mail, however.

[GilGrissom]

I use Entourage 2004. I like Mail's simplicity and elegance, but I want to check Hotmail without going through an awful, slow and clunky webmail interface. And I don't want to use two email programs, and Entourage seems to work great with IMAP for me, so Entourage it is.

I think most Apple fans will favour Mail, however.
Yes I started off with Entourage and didn't even want to consider Mail (being a long time Outlook fan from Windows).

Eventually I got so annoyed with Entourage's speed, interface and clunkiness that I switched to Mail, never looked back since. Intergration with Address Book etc is so much better, plus Spotlight intergration for starters won me over for Mail. Its quicker, smarter, simpler and more streamlined, a pleasure to look at, just does it's job, as always! (I don't like Panther's Mail.app though, Tiger's Mail.app is greatly improved.)

[rye9]

Denitely Mail I think, it's simple and easy to use... and gets the job done.

[mjstew33]

Denitely Mail I think, it's simple and easy to use... and gets the job done.
ditto!

Mail is awesome; I hate Outlook and entourage because of Mails simplicity to use and entourages and and outlook's not... simplicity..... :)

[iSaint]

The most recent MS Office update indexes Entourage for Spotlight search compatability. It's really awesome.

I use Office for many things, so Entourage's ability to work within those programs as well as its compatability with other Mac software does the job for me. Sounds like your're using it and liking it, too.

[airkarol]

I use mail.

[i4k20c]

I use Entourage 2004. I like Mail's simplicity and elegance, but I want to check Hotmail without going through an awful, slow and clunky webmail interface. And I don't want to use two email programs, and Entourage seems to work great with IMAP for me, so Entourage it is.

I think most Apple fans will favour Mail, however.

did u purchase the preminum thing? because i thouth entourage doesn't let u use hotmail unless u upgraded or w.e.?

[dops7107]

did u purchase the preminum thing? because i thouth entourage doesn't let u use hotmail unless u upgraded or w.e.?

No. I signed up for my account ages ago when it was a free service, and, for the time being at least, Hotmail allows me to access via Entourage/Outlook. But that may be withdrawn in the near future, with Windows Hotmail Live or whatever it is.

[lexus]

Thanks for the info I think I will stick to entourage.

[applefan]

I want to check Hotmail without going through an awful, slow and clunky webmail interface. And I don't want to use two email programs,

With this (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18189) plug-in for Mail, you can check and send hotmail (regular free account) using Mail.app. I've used it for a couple of years.

[lexus]

With this (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18189) plug-in for Mail, you can check and send hotmail (regular free account) using Mail.app. I've used it for a couple of years.
Cool plug in but i think entourage has better handling of hotmail

[sunfast]

I have entourage but have never used it. I was a big Outlook fan as a windows user, but found Mail does all I need and I like the integration of it with other parts of OS X.

[ewoh24]

I used Mail in Jaguar and Panther and liked it very much but since the changes in Tiger it has refused to behave. It crashes constantly, does very strange inexplicable things with my messages and is generally unusable. I have a .Mac account, Gmail and am hooked to an Exchange server at work so Entourage was the perfect solution. Other than the dizzying array of features (which isn't necessarily a bad thing IMO), I find it a perfect fit.

This just made me realize though: Does anyone use Thunderbird and how is it?

[MisterMe]

I used Mail in Jaguar and Panther and liked it very much but since the changes in Tiger it has refused to behave. It crashes constantly, does very strange inexplicable things with my messages and is generally unusable. ...What you describe is not normal. You have a problem with your system, not Mail in particular. You should be trying to diagnose and solve your problem. At best, using another mail client will only mask it.

[supremedesigner]

I personally like MAIL better than Encourage. Why? Because you can save and download all attachments all at once and Encourage let you save one at a time which is waste of time! That's all it matter to me. It's simple and useful.

[Seasought]

I use Entourage for the time being.

[jdechko]

This just made me realize though: Does anyone use Thunderbird and how is it?

I just read this thread, so sorry for the delayed response. I use Thunderbird on XPand, well, it is a mail client. It's pretty quick as far as opening emails and such, but nothing fancy. When I get around to switching, though, I'll probably just end up using Mail.

[lexus]

Ok finally

YES OR NO????

[dops7107]

Ok finally

YES OR NO????

what's the question? I say yes. :)

[lexus]

Mail or entourage?

My switch to mail?

[dops7107]

Mail or entourage?

That's still not a yes/no question...

My switch to mail?

Now we're getting there. Er, no. :p IMO.

[lexus]

So you think I should stick to entourage?

[dops7107]

So you think I should stick to entourage?

Jeepers... I've stated my position as to why I use Entourage. If you agree, then stick with it. Why not just try Mail for a few days, and see if it "works" better for you. There's no right/wrong answer.

[lexus]

How about other clients?

[munkle]

Mail with a few choice plugins is perfect for me. I'm not a fan of the all-in-one approach of Entourage. I much prefer Mail's approach of being a standalone mail client, doing what it does best, yet being able to work perfectly with iCal and Address Book.

But there is no simple answer as to which one you should use. Use which ever one works better for you.

And it would help if you outlined what it is exactly you're looking for in a mail client. Without that we can't really give you a good recommendation.

[Bern]

I use Mail. I tried Entourage on my partner's Mac and it's clunky, slow and not at all integrated with Apple apps so what's the point?

Go with Mail and give MS the flick....

[nylon]

Mail with a few choice plugins is perfect for me.

Care to elaborate on those 'choice plugins'.

[munkle]

Care to elaborate on those 'choice plugins'.

I like to keep things minimal but couldn't live without:

1) MailTags (http://www.indev.ca/MailTags.html): Lets you add meaningful metadata. Invalauble for organising large volumes of mail.

2) Mail-Act-On (http://www.indev.ca/MailActOn.html): Lets you sort incoming mail using your keyboard. Think Rules on steroids.

3) Mail.appetizer (http://www.bronsonbeta.com/mailappetizer/beta): Lets you scan incoming emails at a glance.

[jsw]

Just saw this thread.

I use Entourage with work because I need to access an Exchange server. On a MacBook Pro, running under Rosetta, it's a bit of a pig. Still, not too bad performance-wise.

With all other email, I use Mail. Smart Folders are insanely cool. Rules are great for putting a message into one bin or another, but Smart Mailboxes and Folders let you "put" them in multiple places at once - ideal for organization. A combination of Rules and Smart Mailboxes keeps me very happy with Mail.

[buffalo]

I use Mail. It gets the job done with my Roadrunner mail. I have never tried Entourage so I can't offer a balanced opinion though.

[mushu]

With this (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18189) plug-in for Mail, you can check and send hotmail (regular free account) using Mail.app. I've used it for a couple of years.

i like this plug-in ! i like Mail...even more now !! :D