Apple Mail - really?

[Giuanniello]

I mean, it's almost the same app since MacOS Jaguar, there is not once I won't find it shut down on its own during sleep, I understand after over two decades the poor thing being tired but it's the most ancient and almost useless piece of software, when are we gonna get a new one rather than the same iPhone each and every passing year?

 

[kevcube]

it's email, what more do you want?

 

[Ifti]

I like its simplicity - as stated above, its email. Does exactly what I need - check and respond/send messages. No faffing about with hundreds of options and settings.

 

[Diskutant]

there is not once I won't find it shut down on its own during sleep

I have never seen that. I have Mail open all the time. I close the MacBook with it running, and I open it with it still running. I too use it since ~Jaguar.

 

[MacGizmo]

I mean, it's almost the same app since MacOS Jaguar, there is not once I won't find it shut down on its own during sleep, I understand after over two decades the poor thing being tired but it's the most ancient and almost useless piece of software, when are we gonna get a new one rather than the same iPhone each and every passing year?

That's a YOU problem, not a Mail app problem. By "you" I mean your particular computer – which obviously has issues specific to you.

I'll grant you that Mail is long in the tooth when it comes to modern features, but it's a pretty darn stable app, and frequent crashes and unwanted shutdowns just don't happen on their own. There's something going on with your Mac, I don't know what it is, but it likely has little to do with Mail app itself.

 

[coffeemilktea]

Apple Mail has always worked really well for me, and I've found it to be be one of the most reliable pieces of software on any OS. 👌

If you're having trouble with it, I'd assume some kind of odd bug specific to your computer, or maybe your e-mail account(s) just don't work well with Apple Mail?

 

[Giuanniello]

I have no clue what but each and every morning I wake the computer up I find Mail been shut down on its own and not even the warning which usually accompanies a crash, I also like its simplicity but it's a stagnant software since ages, never seen any improvement but glad it's just my problem

 

[chown33]

You could try temporarily disabling your email accounts, and see if one or more is tied to Mail's crash-while-sleeping.

If it's only one account, you can try deleting that account (write down all its info first), then re-adding it. I also suggest a full backup before deleting important things.

Which Mac model, OS version?