Ok i loooked around and although there have been many threads on email clients I'm a numbers kind of guy so I thought I'd make a poll for it. Feel free to leave comments 
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Mac Mail vs. Thunderbird
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I used Thunderbird on my PC, but since I moved to the world of Mac I find Mail does all i want in a mail app.
i used to find thunderbird really useful, with this little doodad:
http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/
it makes thunderbird crossplatform from the plugging in of your usb stick and carries all your mail with it.
of course, now i have a dedicated server, with IMAP, and there's no need, because it's constantly synced with my mac on Mail.app, Tunderbird at work, and my Windows Mobile 5.0 PDA phone.
http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/
it makes thunderbird crossplatform from the plugging in of your usb stick and carries all your mail with it.
of course, now i have a dedicated server, with IMAP, and there's no need, because it's constantly synced with my mac on Mail.app, Tunderbird at work, and my Windows Mobile 5.0 PDA phone.
I find myself using webmail (gmail) more often than not these days...
I like Mail.app, but it doesn't handle occasional IMAP syncs with my work mailbox very well, TBird does that better...
B
I like Mail.app, but it doesn't handle occasional IMAP syncs with my work mailbox very well, TBird does that better...
B
What is .Mail?
I use Mail.app. Haven't yet found a reason to try anything else since I migrated from Eudora once Mail got rid of most of the bug. Some time during 10.2, I think it was...
On PCs there really isn't any competition for Thunderbird, the way I see it, but since I'm on my MacBook 99% of the time I rarely get to use it...
I use Mail.app. Haven't yet found a reason to try anything else since I migrated from Eudora once Mail got rid of most of the bug. Some time during 10.2, I think it was...
On PCs there really isn't any competition for Thunderbird, the way I see it, but since I'm on my MacBook 99% of the time I rarely get to use it...
I've seen the occasional complaint about Mail, but I love it. It handles my 8 main email accounts (mix of POP3 and IMAP) flawlessly, and doesn't slow down with the thousands of messages that I have.
I haven't used a PC as my main machine since before Thunderbird came out, so I can't say I have a really strong opinion either way on it. I set my mom up with it on her PC and she has no complaints, but then again she's not exactly a demanding user.
I haven't used a PC as my main machine since before Thunderbird came out, so I can't say I have a really strong opinion either way on it. I set my mom up with it on her PC and she has no complaints, but then again she's not exactly a demanding user.