Best Eudora for OS X?
Steve W. Jackson
DaveC <an...@bugus.net> wrote:
:> I've finally upgraded to OS X.
:>
:> Which Eudora should I get? Does one version stand out that has fewer bugs
:> (even if it has fewer features; I've been using 4.3.3 for years under OS 9)
:> and is more stable?
:>
:> Thanks,
Stability isn't an issue as much in OS X as it was in 9, since most
crashes of apps there also killed the OS. Not so in OS X. If you want
a native experience, you'll have to give up on 4.x, I do believe. I'm
using 5.2 and think it's just fine.
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BreadW...@fractious.net
> :> I've finally upgraded to OS X.
> :> Which Eudora should I get? Does one version stand out that has fewer bugs
> Stability isn't an issue as much in OS X as it was in 9, since most
> crashes of apps there also killed the OS. Not so in OS X. If you want
> a native experience, you'll have to give up on 4.x, I do believe. I'm
> using 5.2 and think it's just fine.
Moreover, I'd take a look at other available options
while you're at it. Apple's Mail.app doesn't suck,
and there are other OS X -compatible mail apps that are
worth a look as well.
I used Eudora many years ago, but the last couple of
times I tried it, I really couldn't stand it. YMMV,
of course, and if you like it, there's no reason not
to keep using it. I did try their OS X beta for a
little while and found that it misbehaved somewhat
in popping up windows when I didn't want it to and such,
but I expect that that's been fixed since.
Here's a link to the VersionTracker page about the
most recent Eudora:
http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=10225&db=mac
You'll probably want to read some of the comments there.
One thing I strongly recommend is the use of an IMAP
mail server instead of a POP-based mail server. That
way, you can hit the same mailbox from any of several
clients without ever having to go through any kind of
import/export nonsense. For example, if you have
a .mac account at apple, you can point at it using
Eudora, Mail.app, Mozilla, Mulberry, Musashi, PowerMail,
etc. etc. whichever one you like whenever the mood
strikes you.
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Sally Shears
: I've finally upgraded to OS X.
: Which Eudora should I get? Does one version stand out that has fewer bugs
: (even if it has fewer features; I've been using 4.3.3 for years under OS 9)
: and is more stable?
Dave, why not used the latest full release? That's 5.2 and it's working
very well for me. It's pretty nice to have a mail running directly in OS X
and not in classic.
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Mr.Ben
(in message <yobd6l5...@panix5.panix.com>):
> Moreover, I'd take a look at other available options
> while you're at it. Apple's Mail.app doesn't suck,
> and there are other OS X -compatible mail apps that are
> worth a look as well.
I use Apple's "Mail" tool (aka Mail.app). I would almost say it's
reasonable, except for the fact that I can't embed URL's. (Eg. <a
href="www.yahoo.com>UserVisibleLabel</a> just shows all the text to the
recipient, not a clickable "UserVisibleLabel" link.
I'll be upgrading to something else soon. Probably Eudora.
Ben
Gerry
It is coming along nicely; when it adds IMAP support I'll probably
switch from the Apple Mail app.
I used Eudora for years, since the earliest versions, and while it is
fast and capable, it's harder to get around the program (for me)
compared to offerings from other developers.
G
Scott Ellsworth
Mr.Ben <Mr....@verizon.net> wrote:
I use mail.app as well, and am quite happy with most of it. I might
have left BCC on by default, but that is about it.
As far as the URL thing, I do NOT want it to format urls, as I want to
know what I am clicking. This is why I delete HTML-formatted email
pretty much unread, as there the urls do what Ben wants, and what I do
not.
Scott
George Fowler
BreadW...@fractious.net wrote:
> One thing I strongly recommend is the use of an IMAP
> mail server instead of a POP-based mail server. That
> way, you can hit the same mailbox from any of several
> clients without ever having to go through any kind of
> import/export nonsense. For example, if you have
> a .mac account at apple, you can point at it using
> Eudora, Mail.app, Mozilla, Mulberry, Musashi, PowerMail,
> etc. etc. whichever one you like whenever the mood
> strikes you.
This is fine for your inbox, but it leaves you with outboxes containing
some of your messages all over the place. To get around this problem,
you have to copy all your out-bound mail to yourself and filter it into
a separate mailbox, which approximates the use of a single outbox with
one client. My university forced me to switch to IMAP, touting the
ability to have the same email in a workstation-based client at home and
in the office, but the out-bound mail isn't server-based, so it only
partially unifies one's email directories.
I like Eudora especially because it allows you to see the largest
portion of your saved messages of any client I have ever tried. It is
simple in appearance, but very tight and economical in its use of screen
space.
George Fowler
Gerry Scott-Moore
<pi...@pongping.org> wrote:
I've used Eudora since it's beginning and used it on OS X for a few
months. I've now switched to Apple's freebie Mail software. It really
is excellent at stripping spam and has other features that make it
great. Not least that's free and already on my box.
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Gerry Scott-Moore <222...@adelphia.net.invalid> wrote:
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Did you try to save folders and messsages in Eudora?
That would be my greatest reason to stick with Eudora - to maintain the
time-wasting details that take so long to set up.
HR.
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I had no problems with 5.2 except that SSL was not working correctly;
The beta fixed virtually all the problems I was having & I can now
run mail over SSL.
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Gerry Scott-Moore
<rowb...@telusplanet.net> wrote:
> > > I used Eudora for years, since the earliest versions, and while it is
> > > fast and capable, it's harder to get around the program (for me)
> > > compared to offerings from other developers.
> >
> > I've used Eudora since it's beginning and used it on OS X for a few
> > months. I've now switched to Apple's freebie Mail software. It really
> > is excellent at stripping spam and has other features that make it
> > great. Not least that's free and already on my box.
> =========
> Did you try to save folders and messsages in Eudora?
I tried successfully.
> That would be my greatest reason to stick with Eudora - to maintain the
> time-wasting details that take so long to set up.
Well there are certainly more than folders organization to processing
mail with Eudora. Some I didn't need as I moved to Mail.app. All the
myriad filters I had were pretty readily discarded, having represented
past modes of usage, or were dedicated to the losing battle with spam.
The later is made unnecessary, generally, with mail.app.
Moving to mail.app was a nuisance in only one respect. I couldn't
figure a way to bring the addressbook over. And still haven't.
Mike Rosenberg
> Did you try to save folders and messsages in Eudora?
>
> That would be my greatest reason to stick with Eudora - to maintain the
> time-wasting details that take so long to set up.
All one needs is Eudora Mailbox Cleaner (freeware, find it via
versiontracker.com) and migrating mailboxes and address book to Mail and
Address Book is a breeze. It even imports filters.
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Mike Rosenberg
Hank Zimmerman
>http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=10225&db=mac
>
>You'll probably want to read some of the comments there.
Please note that VersionTracker comments are about as informative as
paint drying. They are slowly cleaning them up, but they are not
reliable at all when it comes to the stability or usefulness of a given
program.
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