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I'm pretty happy with this actually, but still a bit worried. Happy, because for once a company didn't see a perfectly good--but decade-old--piece of software
by acabal 14y ago
I'm pretty happy with this actually, but still a bit worried.
Happy, because for once a company didn't see a perfectly good--but decade-old--piece of software and think, "Gee, this has been around for a decade and it hasn't changed, let's RE-INVENT EVERYTHING!!!" (See: Gnome 3, Windows 8). Thunderbird is stable, works, and does its job excellently; no need to turn a wheel into a square just because it's old.
On the other hand, there is still some room for improvement in Thunderbird: Gmail integration is kind of hacky and gross-looking (A "[Gmail]" folder? Really?), it could use better Linux desktop integration (notification icons, OSD bubbles, etc.--all of these kind of work, but in half-assed way, I've found). And of course, the ever-important security updates. Even stable software needs security updates on occasion, and someone has to provide that.
So with that said: kudos to Mozilla for not undertaking change just for the sake of change like so many other big software projects have of late; but I hope Thunderbird gets just a little more polish before it's placed atop its permanent pedestal, and I hope someone sticks around to keep it secure for its second decade of life.
- dfc 14y agoThe gmail folder is not thunderbird's fault. Its google's imap implementation. If you configure it correctly you should not see it.
- bhrgunatha 14y agoHow do you configure Thunderbird to remove the [Gmail] folder. I can select which subfolders I subscribe to - but still the root [Gmail] folder is always there.
- mmacaulay 14y agoYou can configure Gmail to not display certain folders in IMAP.
- acabal 14y agoYou can hide it, but "Drafts," "Sent Mail," and "Trash" are under the "[Gmail]" folder. (Even though there's a duplicate and empty "Trash" folder above the root.) I check those frequently so it has to stay. I'm pretty sure Thunderbird hacks around some Gmail quirks already, they may as well hack around this one too while they're at it!
- quicksilver03 14y agoThe [Gmail] folder is the result of IMAP being an afterthought for Google (but yes, Thunderbird could be better at hiding it).