Looking for eMail apps for Mavericks and iOS 8

[donelson]

I am totally underwhelmed by Apple's Mail on both OSX 10.9.5 and iOS 8.

I have iMac with OSX 10.9.5, iPad 3 and iPhone 5S with iOS 8.

I would like to have my 27 FULL mailboxes & contents available (in a cloud) on all devices; including Sent Mail, (all) Inboxes, Drafts, etc.

I have email accounts on my own 3 domains, as well as a Yahoo and two Gmail accounts.

Can I get some recommendations for combo of iOS and OSX mail apps to give me full control everywhere over my emails?

Thanks!

 

[katewes]

It is these sorts of reports of continuing problems with Mavericks Mail, even with 10.9.5, that deter me from upgrading.

Can you see if using a non-Apple email software such as Postbox will work ok under Mavericks -- http://www.postbox-inc.com

I'd be interested in your reply since I use Postbox successfully for IMAP in Mountain Lion. With the email problems in Mavericks, I wonder if those email problems would be solved simply by using a non-Apple email software.

 

[donelson]

Thanks, Kate.

I have seen a number of OSX mail apps, Thunderbird, Postbox, Triage, etc.

What I want is an OSX and an iOS 8 that work well together.

 

[illusionx]

Looking for eMail apps for Mavericks and iOS 8

You are not going to get your full mailbox on an iOS device. It was not meant to be used that way. Your best bet is using a web client on your iOS devices.

Mail.app must be taking forever to open with that many mailboxes.

Have you tried thunderbird?

 

[donelson]

You are not going to get your full mailbox on an iOS device. It was not meant to be used that way. Your best bet is using a web client on your iOS devices.

Mail.app must be taking forever to open with that many mailboxes.

Have you tried thunderbird?

No, I have not tried Thunderbird yet. Trying mail apps requires a LOT of time investment, days even, to see if you like them, etc.

Web clients! What a GOOD idea for iOS 8 use, thanks.

 

[psik]

airmail not good?

 

[donelson]

airmail not good?

Airmail looks really good. Can it import my Apple mail mailboxes?

 

[donelson]

Yes, developer says you can Import all from Apple Mail OSX.

However, many of the reviews online say it is very very buggy.

 

[illusionx]

Your mailboxes are on the cloud. Why do you need to import?

 

[donelson]

Your mailboxes are on the cloud. Why do you need to import?

I have 27 archive mailbox folders (with sub-mailboxes) on my OSX Apple Mail, with files going back 10 years or more.

I want ALL my email, both current and archived, to be available at home, in office, and on the road.

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Mail Pilot looks really good;

iOS and OSX versions, BUT many reviews say it's unreliable.

 

[illusionx]

Now it makes sense. I understood that you had 27 email accounts, all of which are cloud based.

 

[psik]

Airmail looks really good. Can it import my Apple mail mailboxes?

Not sure, best to email the developer and ask to get reassurance

 

[donelson]

Where should email be stored for home office and on the road access?

In iCloud? in another cloud? on the iMAP servers themselves? (they have limits)

 

[illusionx]

It's up to you. Gmail is basically unlimited.