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I recently changed to Thunderbird due to the Gmail gui change. So far it is working really well. There are some very small problems that may be fixable, I just

I recently changed to Thunderbird due to the Gmail gui change. So far it is working really well. There are some very small problems that may be fixable, I just haven't figured out how. Such as, no automatic 30 second undo option on sent mail, a lot of emails get saved as new drafts even after sending, and I can't figure out how to link other accounts and then bring and to send as that account without having to add it as a new account. However, it is amazing how fast it is relative to Gmail. Creating a new email is instant and can be made full screen, where as in Gmail it takes a few seconds for a small compose window to open. Simply opening Thunderbird is instant as opposed to the new Gmail that has taken me 30 seconds at one point. Another reason that I installed Thunderbird is because I eventually hope to leave Gmail. So I'm starting by changing the GUI, and maybe in a year I will update my address.

Kagerjay 8y ago
Im actually considering going from thunderbird to gmail, fastmail or outlook The reason is b/c thunderbird doesnt have a good reply monitor,threading for conversations or plugins to handle it. I have to buy things from vendors all the time and manufacturer reps always never do their job properly until I remind them 2 to 5x (not an exaggeration) over the course of 2 weeks. The reason is b/c most are all low tech and cant manage emails. I wish I could just bypass them entirely but its complicated. Sometimes vendors dont use emails like purchasing@company.com and use name@company.com and dont tell me they fired their sales rep and hired a new one. So sometimes my emails go to deadlinks again and thunderbird has no monitoring solution and poor conversation threading. Its becoming a huge hassle for me so I need a better tracking system. Gmail has many integrations for this though on the other hand. I dont know if I care all that much about privacy in all honesty. I am more worried about getting vendor locked through google,so I might set an smtp/imap account with thunderbird for my google emails. The new google gmail is not really that bad in all honesty. It loads slow starting out but it does not bother me though. Some of the view modes make my eyes bleed though UX is beyond atrocious especially with attachments.
Humphrey 8y ago
Alright -- I've got thunderbird running -- lets see how this goes!

Kagerjay 8y ago

Im actually considering going from thunderbird to gmail, fastmail or outlook The reason is b/c thunderbird doesnt have a good reply monitor,threading for conversations or plugins to handle it. I have to buy things from vendors all the time and manufacturer reps always never do their job properly until I remind them 2 to 5x (not an exaggeration) over the course of 2 weeks. The reason is b/c most are all low tech and cant manage emails. I wish I could just bypass them entirely but its complicated. Sometimes vendors dont use emails like purchasing@company.com and use name@company.com and dont tell me they fired their sales rep and hired a new one. So sometimes my emails go to deadlinks again and thunderbird has no monitoring solution and poor conversation threading. Its becoming a huge hassle for me so I need a better tracking system. Gmail has many integrations for this though on the other hand. I dont know if I care all that much about privacy in all honesty. I am more worried about getting vendor locked through google,so I might set an smtp/imap account with thunderbird for my google emails. The new google gmail is not really that bad in all honesty. It loads slow starting out but it does not bother me though. Some of the view modes make my eyes bleed though UX is beyond atrocious especially with attachments.

Humphrey 8y ago

Alright -- I've got thunderbird running -- lets see how this goes!