gnus has been ok for me for two reasons: 1) fastmail.fm (the IMAP service I use has been very reliable for years now) 2) I don't actually start gnus, or emac

gnus has been ok for me for two reasons: 1) fastmail.fm (the IMAP service I use has been very reliable for years now) 2) I don't actually start gnus, or emacs, or a linux terminal session on a daily basis; I just keep them running and use ssh and screen to get to them. It's only text mode of course, but for the last 5 years or so I rarely had a real need for anything more than text (and if such need arises, I just use the web access to the IMAP server or another MUA).