Suggestions for email client?

[Baz]

Per my other thread on the new PC I bought, I have been setting her up and so far so good except for the email program. Followed protocol with all settings...double-triple- and quadruple checked them and it is not sending or receiving plus I do not like the look and feel of the program.

OS is Windows 10 Pro.

I have Firefox as my browser and their email is called Thunderbird, but there are other choices available.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

[id10t]

I've been on thunderbird since before it was firefox/thunderbird (the old Netscape Communicator 3.0 gold had mail built it, was 1996/7). Upgraded to Netscape 4.x, then Mozilla 1.0, then that became eventually what we now know as firefox and thunderbird.

[Don Ro]

I use Gmail...has folders.

[id10t]

Originally Posted by peteremsley

outlook? that's what I use.

[LakeCleElum]

Mozilla Thunderbird fetches my Gmail......Many years and no issues at all.....both do a good job of redirecting Spam.....

[id10t]

Originally Posted by peteremsley

why? the mail I send gets sent, and I also receive it. interested...

I like freedom. On that level it is - Not portable to other operating systems. Proprietary format for mail storage on local machine. Proprietary format for address book/contact list. Proprietary communication for calendaring in a shared environment.

I also don't like viruses, or people being infected and trying to send me viruses, etc.

[Baz]

I have 2 email addresses I use. One for personal and one for business.

Personal one is through local cable provider. Business is through my business website host.

I managed to get my personal email set up today but no such luck with business email, so will call my hosting company tomorrow to get some help.

This Windows email client is not very user friendly for those coming over from the old Windows Live Mail format. There's no "Send/receive" button to click on anymore...

I don't even like Windows 10 so far. Where's the old "C drive" icon I used to click on to see my properties?

And are they now calling programs....apps?

Sigh.....

[GH85Carrera]

Outlook is great if you do a lot of email and want to organize it with folders, tie your email and calendar and tasks. If your needs are super basic, it is overkill. I like it because I can do all the heavy lifting for organizing my email and making the contacts with groups. I have it all synced to my iPhone and it is easy. Not free for sure.

[Baz]

Seems like the changes that are bothering me were made for those using hand-held devices.

I prefer using email only while sitting at my desk at home with a nice big monitor.

I want to see all my folders and have all the buttons showing....everything laid out and easy to click on....frustrating....

[RKDinOKC]

Have an email hosting service and up until receintly I recommended Outlook for Windows users. My server, Kerio, now offers a free email/calendar/contacts/notes client that works very well. It looks just like the servers web interface (imagine that).

[john70t]

Originally Posted by Baz

I want to see all my folders and have all the buttons showing....everything laid out and easy to click on....frustrating....

Windoz 10...
The MS waterloo running along into the semi-frozen swamps taking everyone with it....
Never a step backwards. Push forwards always. Tanks can swim and pigs can fly with the right shade of lipstick.

I thought these would be an impossibility by now through sheer corporate vertical trust influence, but it is still possible to purchase a PC that functions normally and properly and without obtuse surprises.
Win7 laptops from Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/c/kp/windows-7-laptop-computers?sort=price_low

[Don Ro]

I'm not at all 'puter literate...but can't you just Google "Gmail" and sign up?
That's what I did for Gmail.
You can do the same for Outlook/Hotmail, can't you?
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What's the big issue here?