I used to dislike Apple's Mail so I've been using Entourage for a long time. What are you guys (that have both) using?
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Mail or Entourage?
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Well considering I have a Gmail account now I use Mail. I used to use Entourage when I had a homtail account. They are used for two totally different accounts. I prefer Mail though.
cycocelica said:
Basic question: How do you configure gmail in "Mail? Is it POP or IMAP or Exchange?
Also, is the "Incoming Mail server" related to gmail or to my IP?
I use Mail and have so ever since it came out. Never a problem really!
Junk mail filter is pretty good as well- only one time has it put something in the junk filter when I didn't want it to- but I always review it before trashing the junk mail
Junk mail filter is pretty good as well- only one time has it put something in the junk filter when I didn't want it to- but I always review it before trashing the junk mail
I've used both, back and forth, but in the end I had to go for mail for it's intergration; Mail, Address Book, iChat, iPod, and my bluetooth phone are all close friends and drinking buddies.
EDIT: Although one time they all hung out and got so drunk that Address Book and Phone tried to show off and duplicated almost all my contacts at random, but without any details in the dupes. Took an hour to go through and delete all the empty ones (it wasn't just every second one, it was random whether the first or second in the list was the empty one).
EDIT: Although one time they all hung out and got so drunk that Address Book and Phone tried to show off and duplicated almost all my contacts at random, but without any details in the dupes. Took an hour to go through and delete all the empty ones (it wasn't just every second one, it was random whether the first or second in the list was the empty one).
CoMpX said:
Thanks. I got it to work
I'm leaning towards using 'Mail' at the moment because it's native on Intel Core Duo and it snaps open very fast, while 'Entourage' bounces back and forth for a little while before opening. I'll see what I decide once Entourage goes native.
I use Mail on my Mac for personal correspondence and gmail for web signups, or anything where I think I might get some spam.
another vote for Mail
My wife and I used Entourage for a long while. She liked it for the features that allows you to schedule things, and I was kind of tied into using it because Mail doesn't support Hotmail. Then, Hotmail just seemed to get buggier each day, slow, slow, and so we both changed over to gmail. I just decided to try Mail (because now I could), and I really do like it better. It's tidier, a little more intuitive, and not nearly as buggy. Entourage used to quit on us nearly daily; we just don't have that problem with Mail. Anyways, go for Mail. You won't be sorry.
My wife and I used Entourage for a long while. She liked it for the features that allows you to schedule things, and I was kind of tied into using it because Mail doesn't support Hotmail. Then, Hotmail just seemed to get buggier each day, slow, slow, and so we both changed over to gmail. I just decided to try Mail (because now I could), and I really do like it better. It's tidier, a little more intuitive, and not nearly as buggy. Entourage used to quit on us nearly daily; we just don't have that problem with Mail. Anyways, go for Mail. You won't be sorry.
lanray said:
Just FYI you ca use HTTPMAIL plugin and use hotmail in "Mail" (It's not working on Intel Core Duos yet)
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18189
Default Mail
I have Mail and Entourage and am interested to read the thoughts here in making up my mind which to settle with. When I decide, how do you set which is the default e-mail programme ? ie, if you click a mailto: link which one opens and handles your request ?
Any help greatly appreciated !
I have Mail and Entourage and am interested to read the thoughts here in making up my mind which to settle with. When I decide, how do you set which is the default e-mail programme ? ie, if you click a mailto: link which one opens and handles your request ?
Any help greatly appreciated !
I use Mail. Never liked how crowded the screen seemed with Entourage, it just felt bloated to me like Eudora. It also feels slower to me than Mail.
To change the default email program you have to go into Apple Mail's preferences. Under general is a pull down to choose the default email program.
To change the default email program you have to go into Apple Mail's preferences. Under general is a pull down to choose the default email program.