macOS 10.15 Mail questions

[desertman]

Is it correct to say that with macOS 10.15 it is not possible anymore to configure Mail in a way that I see my mail folders (called "Mailboxes") on the left, the list of mails lon the right on top, the content of mails below that and - most importantly! - in the list all the columns that I want, especially "From" AND "To."

For me it is not enough to see in which Mailbox a mail is, I want to see the exact recipient email address to which an email was directed. That seems to be not anymore possible, just like it seems not to be anymore possible to adjust the column widths to my liking.

desertman

PS: If Apple really maimed Mail as described above - what are the best alternatives in your opinion?

 

[AZhappyjack]

Is it correct to say that with macOS 10.15 it is not possible anymore to configure Mail in a way that I see my mail folders (called "Mailboxes") on the left, the list of mails lon the right on top, the content of mails below that and - most importantly! - in the list all the columns that I want, especially "From" AND "To."

For me it is not enough to see in which Mailbox a mail is, I want to see the exact recipient email address to which an email was directed. That seems to be not anymore possible, just like it seems not to be anymore possible to adjust the column widths to my liking.

desertman

PS: If Apple really maimed Mail as described above - what are the best alternatives in your opinion?

Apple, in their infinite wisdom, removed the "Classic View" option in Mail in Catalina (macOS 10.15). This article talks about how to change settings to recover most of that view. Use at your own risk, as I have not tried these changes.

Fix: Restore Classic View in Mac Mail v13.0 + (macOS Catalina 10.15)

Mac mail classic view option was removed from the latest version of mail. The classic view settings still exist, but were moved around. You can still restore the classic view in Mac Mail the same way as before by manipulating some settings.

becomethesolution.com

 

[desertman]

Thanks for the tip. I will experiment with that.

 

[BrianBaughn]

I don't know of any replacement that can show the email address in the columns. Thunderbird doesn't.