Although most people I know are using web mail exclusively, there are still some advantages to running an e-mail client. Since
Evolution has come out for Windows, I decided to go back and see what's changed.
I downloaded and installed Evolution but was not impressed. Apparently the transition to Windows meant that some 5 different processes had to connect independently to the internet for whatever reasons -- annoying in terms of allowing each action on my firewall and inefficient in terms of system use.
Thunderbird meanwhile has come a LONG way. Lightning (calendaring plugin) and Enigmail (secure e-mail plugin) have both improved immensely over the last year. Add to that its adoption of Evolution's "virtual folders" and capability to run portably make it better than Evolution, save for lacking an MS Exchange functionality and extremely cool virtual folders.
I also just figured out a trick to force "thread" style viewing, like Gmail, which brings me one step closer to moving away from their service. From the menu, select: Tools - Options - Advanced tab - General tab - Config Editor. Then, type in "mail.strict_threading" and double-click on the item until it changes to "true". Firefox will now always start in a threaded format.
Evolution has come out for Windows, I decided to go back and see what's changed.
I downloaded and installed Evolution but was not impressed. Apparently the transition to Windows meant that some 5 different processes had to connect independently to the internet for whatever reasons -- annoying in terms of allowing each action on my firewall and inefficient in terms of system use.
Thunderbird meanwhile has come a LONG way. Lightning (calendaring plugin) and Enigmail (secure e-mail plugin) have both improved immensely over the last year. Add to that its adoption of Evolution's "virtual folders" and capability to run portably make it better than Evolution, save for lacking an MS Exchange functionality and extremely cool virtual folders.
I also just figured out a trick to force "thread" style viewing, like Gmail, which brings me one step closer to moving away from their service. From the menu, select: Tools - Options - Advanced tab - General tab - Config Editor. Then, type in "mail.strict_threading" and double-click on the item until it changes to "true". Firefox will now always start in a threaded format.
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