In Review: Email Clients - Ghost1227. Those of you who know me are probably aware that I’ve got lot of things on my plate.
As such, email is a fairly important part of my life. I’ve been a loyal Thunderbird user for years now, but recently it has started to show its age (I’ll go into details later on). Given my recent issues with Thunderbird, I’ve spent the last few weeks playing around with virtually every email client I could get my hands on and thought I should share my findings. All About Email When I initially began writing this article, I wrote it from the point of view of someone who is fairly intimately familiar with the basic principles of email and its underlying terminology. For those of my readers who are familiar with how email works (and I’m not talking about the basic ‘hit the send button and it gets my mail’ type of how), please feel free to skip ahead. Email Probably the one term that everyone is familiar with, but also the single most important term in the list.
Authentication Bayesian Filter Blacklist Bounce. List of Usenet newsreaders. Types of clients[edit] Text newsreader – designed primarily for reading/posting text posts; unable to download binary attachments (example: non-GUI clients such as slrn)Traditional newsreader – text-capable newsreader which can also handle binary attachments, although not as efficiently as more specialized clients (example: Forté Agent and Xnews)Binary grabber/plucker – designed specifically for easy and efficient downloading of multi-part binary post attachments; limited or nonexistent reading/posting ability.
These generally offer multi-server and multi-connection support. Most now support NZBs, and several either support or plan to support automatic Par2 processing (example: GrabIt, NewsBin, NewsLeecher). Graphical[edit] List of applications with iCalendar support. The following is a list of applications which support iCalendar: Comparison of feed aggregators. The following is a comparison of RSS feed aggregators.
Often e-mail programs and web browsers have the ability to display RSS feeds. They are listed here, too. With the rise of Cloud computing, some cloud based services offer feed aggregation. They are listed here as well. Release history[edit] Netscape Messenger 9 is a fork of Mozilla Thunderbird and has the same features. Comparison of Usenet newsreaders. Comparison of email clients. The following tables compare general and technical features of a number of email client programs.
Please see the individual products' articles for further information. General[edit] Basic general information about the clients: creator/company, licence/price etc. Clients listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development. Release history[edit] A brief digest of the release histories. Operating system support[edit] The operating systems on which the clients can run natively (without emulation).
Protocol support[edit] Communication and access protocol support[edit] What email and related protocols and standards are supported by each client. Jump up ^ Becky! Best Free Email Software- page 7. With so many clients now in the cloud, rather than on the desktop, email clients have certainly taken a turn over the past few years.
So, to differentiate themselves, the desktop clients have become more advanced and offer more and more features to keep customers interested. For most users finding a good email client can mean the difference between getting on with your work or hitting your head against a desk in frustration. Here's a list of the best email clients reviewed and compiled to save you from heart/headache.
For ease of use I've split the review into two different categories, desktop and web-based. Read this article in Spanish (Español) Go straight to the Quick Selection Guide Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, open source POP and IMAP email client developed by Mozilla.org, the same folks who brought you Firefox. Outlook Express users should seriously consider switching. Another good option, that many people are not aware of, is in the web browser Opera.
The main features are: Foxmail. Re: MUA: Sylpheed vs Claws-mail.