Email client for multiple accounts

[Roger Schlafly]

I am looking for a free email client that handles multiple
accounts conveniently. I thought that Mozilla Thunderbird
would be the answer, but it has some really annoying defects.
In particular:

1. There is no way to load the server settings from some
configuration file that I can edit. The settings must be
entered manually. (It is able to partially import some
settings from Outlook Express or Eudora, but that is not
very useful to me.)

2. It separates the incoming and outgoing mail server
settings, which seems like a useful feature, but it does
it in a crazy way. Eg, the name that goes on your *outgoing*
mail is put on your *incoming* mail settings.

Does anyone know of a program that does not have these defects?

 

[deKay]

1. There is no way to load the server settings from some
configuration file that I can edit.

You can edit the Thunderbird prefs file manually. It's in your
Application Data folder.

2. It separates the incoming and outgoing mail server
settings, which seems like a useful feature, but it does
it in a crazy way. Eg, the name that goes on your *outgoing*
mail is put on your *incoming* mail settings.

I don't understand what you mean.

 

[Al Klein]

Does anyone know of a program that does not have these defects?

Try Free Agent (http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php). It may or
may not meet your criteria but it won't take you long to find out.

 

[badgolferman]

Try Free Agent (http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php). It may or
may not meet your criteria but it won't take you long to find out.

I didn't think Free Agent had e-mail capability.

 

[Duddits]

I am looking for a free email client that handles multiple
accounts conveniently. I thought that Mozilla Thunderbird
would be the answer, but it has some really annoying defects.
In particular:

1. There is no way to load the server settings from some
configuration file that I can edit. The settings must be
entered manually. (It is able to partially import some
settings from Outlook Express or Eudora, but that is not
very useful to me.)

2. It separates the incoming and outgoing mail server
settings, which seems like a useful feature, but it does
it in a crazy way. Eg, the name that goes on your *outgoing*
mail is put on your *incoming* mail settings.

Does anyone know of a program that does not have these defects?

Courier
http://www.rosecitysoftware.com/courier/
may do what you want

regards

Dud

 

[Ron May]

I didn't think Free Agent had e-mail capability.

You're right. It doesn't (after the free trial period.)

 

[Roger Schlafly]

You can edit the Thunderbird prefs file manually. It's in your
Application Data folder.

What is it called? I found dozens of files there, but none looked
like they were intended for manual editing. And the program has
no command for loading or saving the file.

I don't understand what you mean.

Just try it. Set up an incoming mail account, and you have to
give a name. The name is not used at all for incoming mail.
Then set up an outgoing mail account, and you cannot give
a name. It will use a name from one of your incoming mail
accounts. It is very confusing.

 

[Roger Schlafly]

Courier
http://www.rosecitysoftware.com/courier/
may do what you want

I am not sure Courier is freeware. You can register a free trial,
but you might have to upgrade later.

I couldn't find any way to import server settings.

Installing it requires that it be the default mailer, and
uninstalling leaves you without a default. Maybe other
mail client have that problem also. It seems a little rude to me.

 

[Kurt]

I am not sure Courier is freeware. You can register a free trial,
but you might have to upgrade later.

I couldn't find any way to import server settings.

Installing it requires that it be the default mailer, and
uninstalling leaves you without a default. Maybe other
mail client have that problem also. It seems a little rude to me.

OK, so it's registerware. It is still free. Version 3.5 was released as
"freeware" some time ago. Rosecity is seeking a new developer for
Courier 4.0 (and has been for a while).

I'm using Courier to check four different email accounts. Two IMAP and
two POP3 accoutns. You don't have to set it as default email client.
Setting up individual servers isn't too difficult.

 

[SamF.]

Do you use a free email service for Courier?

Can it be used with gmail for example? I have tried but I found it
difficult.

Do you have another free service that will make Courier usable?

 

[jmatt]

Roger Schlafly wrote:
I am looking for a free email client that handles multiple accounts
conveniently.

Here are some more to check out, I use Pimmy 3.5 myself.

si.Mail
http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld/links.php?page=74&cat=003
http://simail.sourceforge.net/
Koma-Mail
http://www.freewarepub.org/freewareshowone.asp?sterm=Koma-Mail 3.42
http://www.koma-code.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=6
Pimmy
http://www.geminisoft.com/en/
http://www.geminisoft.com/en/pimmy/default.aspx?idversion=03.05.00
Opera
http://www.operasoftware.com/
Tutorial
http://tntluoma.com/opera/lover/7/
Mozilla suite
http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/
TabMail
http://dlg.krakow.pl/tabmail/
Eudora
http://www.eudora.com/
http://www.eudora.com/download/
The Best Email Software Just Got Better and - It's Free!
Multiple Users/Mailboxes (Windows)
http://www.eudora.com/techsupport/tutorials/win_multiple.html
Using Eudora Email's powerful built-in email filtering capabilities!
http://www.cecilw.com/eudora/
YAMC
http://www.borg-kindberg.ac.at/yamc/
How can I preview messages on the server before downloading them ?
(POP3)
http://www.borg-kindberg.ac.at/yamc...server_before_downloading_them_.3F_.28POP3.29
Email forum yamc
http://www.emailaddresses.com/forum/
Minimail
http://www.listsoft.com/programs/6604/
Pegasus Mail
http://www.pmail.com/overviews.htm
Mahogany
http://mahogany.sourceforge.net/features.html
Foxmail
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Downright_pages/downrights_a-z.htm
FreePOPs
http://www.freepops.org/en/
http://www.freepops.org/en/tutorial/foxmail.shtml
MailPeek
http://www.mailpeek.de/
http://software.cyberwalker.com/item.php?i=136
http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?6000000036150
A modern variant of Phoenix Mail
http://phxmail.sourceforge.net/
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=6361&package_id=98763&release_id=322009
ReconMail
http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/56281.html

 

[windy]

I am looking for a free email client that handles multiple
accounts conveniently. I thought that Mozilla Thunderbird
would be the answer, but it has some really annoying defects.
In particular:

1. There is no way to load the server settings from some
configuration file that I can edit. The settings must be
entered manually. (It is able to partially import some
settings from Outlook Express or Eudora, but that is not
very useful to me.)

2. It separates the incoming and outgoing mail server
settings, which seems like a useful feature, but it does
it in a crazy way. Eg, the name that goes on your *outgoing*
mail is put on your *incoming* mail settings.

Does anyone know of a program that does not have these defects?

I use Calypso email freeware... Courier took it over and I don't like using
Couriers because it messes with the registry. You can still get Calypso
here: http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,5082,00.asp

It does handle multiple accounts.
............Windy

 

[deKay]

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What is it called? I found dozens of files there, but none looked
like they were intended for manual editing. And the program has
no command for loading or saving the file.
prefs.js


Just try it. Set up an incoming mail account, and you have to
give a name. The name is not used at all for incoming mail.
Then set up an outgoing mail account, and you cannot give
a name. It will use a name from one of your incoming mail
accounts. It is very confusing.

I've set up three outgoing mail accounts now, and managed to name them all. I
can also choose any one of them when sending email.

deKay

 

[Kurt]

Do you use a free email service for Courier?

yes


Can it be used with gmail for example? I have tried but I found it
difficult.

yes. and, yes it is a pita to set up. Check the Courier forums for info
on setting up Courier and Stunnel for use with Gmail.

Do you have another free service that will make Courier usable?

Don't quite understand this part of the questions. If you are using any
POP3 free email service, you can use Courier.

 

[Al Klein]

Installing it requires that it be the default mailer, and
uninstalling leaves you without a default. Maybe other
mail client have that problem also. It seems a little rude to me.

It's the nature of default programs in Windows. When you remove
something, nothing remains. It would be worse if you removed the
default program and it was still the default program. But you can use
IE to set the default email program.

 

[Morten Skarstad]

Roger Schlafly skrev:

I am looking for a free email client that handles multiple
accounts conveniently. I thought that Mozilla Thunderbird
would be the answer, but it has some really annoying defects.
In particular:

1. There is no way to load the server settings from some
configuration file that I can edit. The settings must be
entered manually. (It is able to partially import some
settings from Outlook Express or Eudora, but that is not
very useful to me.)

If what you want is to setup all your accounts once, and then use them
anywhere, you may want to look into something like Thunderbird Portable.
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/email/portable_thunderbird

2. It separates the incoming and outgoing mail server
settings, which seems like a useful feature, but it does
it in a crazy way. Eg, the name that goes on your *outgoing*
mail is put on your *incoming* mail settings.

This makes perfect sense to me. SMTP servers are usually connection
specific, i.e. if you use ISP A you have to use smtp.a.com, and if you
use ISP B you have to use mail.b.org etc. The way this is handled by
Outlook (one SMTP per account) is a PITA, and I know there exists
software functioning like a local SMTP proxy to bypass this problem.

As for incoming mail, a lot of people (me included) prefers things the
TB way. If I receive mail on account B, I like the B address to be my
reply-to address when I reply back. If you want the same name and
reply-to address to show when you send a mail I suggest that you either
set the name and reply to in all the accounts the same, or that you make
sure that you select your preferred identity whenever sending a mail.

 

[Roger Schlafly]

As for incoming mail, a lot of people (me included) prefers things the
TB way. If I receive mail on account B, I like the B address to be my
reply-to address when I reply back. If you want the same name and
reply-to address to show when you send a mail I suggest that you either
set the name and reply to in all the accounts the same, or that you make
sure that you select your preferred identity whenever sending a mail.

If you are happy with doing that, then good for you. But ISTM that
the big advantage to separating incoming and outgoing server
settings is that you can match things up in other ways. Thunderbird
seems to be designed for those who have several incoming accounts,
but just one outgoing account. For that, it is convenient. But when
you have multiple outgoing accounts, it is a mess.

 

[Mark Warner]

If you are happy with doing that, then good for you. But ISTM that
the big advantage to separating incoming and outgoing server
settings is that you can match things up in other ways. Thunderbird
seems to be designed for those who have several incoming accounts,
but just one outgoing account. For that, it is convenient. But when
you have multiple outgoing accounts, it is a mess.

Following this thread, ISTM that Outlook Express would be what you're
looking for.

Of course, it's not cool to admit using it.