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Mail or Entourage

Mail with a few choice plugins is perfect for me. I'm not a fan of the all-in-one approach of Entourage. I much prefer Mail's approach of being a standalone mail client, doing what it does best, yet being able to work perfectly with iCal and Address Book.

But there is no simple answer as to which one you should use. Use which ever one works better for you.

And it would help if you outlined what it is exactly you're looking for in a mail client. Without that we can't really give you a good recommendation.
 
I use Mail. I tried Entourage on my partner's Mac and it's clunky, slow and not at all integrated with Apple apps so what's the point?

Go with Mail and give MS the flick....
 
kkapoor said:
Care to elaborate on those 'choice plugins'.
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I like to keep things minimal but couldn't live without:

1) MailTags: Lets you add meaningful metadata. Invalauble for organising large volumes of mail.

2) Mail-Act-On: Lets you sort incoming mail using your keyboard. Think Rules on steroids.

3) Mail.appetizer: Lets you scan incoming emails at a glance.
 
Just saw this thread.

I use Entourage with work because I need to access an Exchange server. On a MacBook Pro, running under Rosetta, it's a bit of a pig. Still, not too bad performance-wise.

With all other email, I use Mail. Smart Folders are insanely cool. Rules are great for putting a message into one bin or another, but Smart Mailboxes and Folders let you "put" them in multiple places at once - ideal for organization. A combination of Rules and Smart Mailboxes keeps me very happy with Mail.
 
I use Mail. It gets the job done with my Roadrunner mail. I have never tried Entourage so I can't offer a balanced opinion though.
 
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