[DM-MUG] Info on replacements for Eudora

[Victoria L. Herring]

Just more FYI

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Randy B. Singer" <randy at macattorney.com>
> On Sep 18, 2011, at 8:53 AM, Richard Twohy wrote:
> 
>> Randy, your offer of recommendations for Eudora
>> users without Rosetta would be much appreciated by
>> this mid-level Mac user.
> 
> There are two separate projects going to come up with a true successor to Eudora.  Unfortunately few Eudora users are happy with either:
> 
> MailForge $20
> http://www.infinitydatasystems.com/mailforge/index.html
> 
> Eudora OSE (FREE)
> https://wiki.mozilla.org/Eudora_OSE
> 
> Outlook shows promise as a high-end product on the same level as Eudora, but it isn't yet what most Eudora users are looking for:
> 
> Outlook/Mac (part of Microsoft Office)
> http://www.microsoft.com/mac/outlook
> 
> By far the majority of Eudora users seem to be switching to Apple's Mail.  Mail is stable, it doesn't have a monolithic database to corrupt, it is more or less free, it is supported by Apple and countless users as peers, and there are tons of plug-ins for it so that you can get it to do lots of odd stuff:
> Mail plug-ins:
> http://www.hawkwings.net/plugins.htm
> 
> There are about 20-odd other e-mail programs for OS X, but few are really popular.  I can send anyone who wants one a list of all of them.  All have their strong adherents.
> 
> However, this one seems to be gathering a surprising number of enthusiastic users:
> 
> Postbox ($30)
> http://www.postbox-inc.com/
> Review:
> http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/09/tc50-postbox-takes-on-outlook-mac-mail-with-smarter-faster-email-client/
> 
> 
> ___________________________________________
> Randy B. Singer
> Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
> 
> Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
> http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
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