matthew - retroedge.techApr 9
Anyone have recommendations for Thunderbird alternatives?

Maybe just a case of: This thing is bad, but all the alternatives are not any better

#email

I've been using Thunderbird almost as long as it has been available. Still using it. Every once in a while I attempt to look at alternatives. For the most part, Thunderbird works for me and I have strongly recommended it in the past.

RT: https://mastodon.social/users/andrewrk/statuses/116375323299402093
Show threadKlaus Zimmermann 

@matthew after a very long "terminal-only" streak and using solely #mutt for my emails, I can say that I've been VERY happy with claws-mail (probably the funniest-sounding client out there).

In my opinion, it strikes truly the right balance between usability and lightweightness. Plain-text email (cuts the fluff away) with viewing of images built in, plugins for pretty much anything, including RSS feeds, etc. The setup is also super easy, through a wizard much like Thunderbird. Once set, you can copy the saved dotfiles and carry them over to other installs, too, allowing quick redeployment.

Claws itself is a fork of an older and even lighter client, #sylpheed, but I found that the latter does not work with all of my accounts. I encourage everyone to try it!

https://www.claws-mail.org/

Claws Mail - The user-friendly, lightweight, and fast e-mail client

Apr 11 at 8:27amWeb