Microsoft sneaks ads into the new Outlook for Windows
Microsoft sneaks ads into the new Outlook for Windows
The new Outlook email application for Windows displays ads disguised as regular emails to users. The classic Mail app did not.
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Thunderbird is a great alternative to Outlook.
And when they figure out how to serve ads on IMAP, you can take thunderbird to another provider.
I don't think it'll actually come to that, due to popularity, but I can see them blocking IMAP access on new accounts due to 'security'.
Swiscom Bluewin already has connection problems on SMTP now and then.
Context: Swisscom is the biggest telecom provider in Switzerland. If you are customer of them, you get a free e-mail address on their ad-ridden and cumbersome Bluewin. They do provide you (somewhat hidden in support documents) their IMAP/SMTP addresses. I'm on a paid provider now, but my dad isn't and has about a hundred friends and accounts, for professional use too.
As is Mailspring
Really? I've heard it kinda sucks these days. I used to use it years back though and am a big Firefox supporter.
I've used Thunderbird for years, and still do. I love it.
IMAP, 30GB account, contacts and calendar synced with our Nextcloud server. Can search for a term and receive a list of emails going back years instantly.
I can open Thunderbird, search for an email from 2016, and be replying to it faster than my wife's identical PC can even finish loading the Outlook splash screen (may contain traces of hyperbole).
Huh good to know. Thanks for the details!
Holy shit. I just googled Thunderbird and it is looking sleek AF.
I couldn't use it in the past at work since they only supported "modern" auth methods and no IMAP/pop3.
Firefox didn't support it back then and I was stuck with evolution. Which isn't bad functionally. It just still looks like it was designed in the 90s.
I'm not using any email client privately atm. But it's nice to see the UI also got some love.
I've recently set up Mutt with Fetchmail and Procmail. Getting mail over IMAP (with keeping those on server), putting it into one mailbox, archiving read, segmented by year and zstd-compressed, with macros for switching between outgoing SMTP accounts.
Takes little space, works fast and is very convenient once set up.
It's a very different taste from what you are describing, though.
No. A year or two ago they did a big redesign and added a lot of functionality. Of course, whenever you have changes to a software there will be some stuffy old dudes crying about it. So everywhere you look there are people who are upset because the interface is different from what they were used to even though it is way more modern and much more useful, and better for users - especially new users.
Appreciate the insight, thanks
I have only used it briefly but it seems decent at first glance. On par with any other major client (MacOS mail, outlook etc)
Though I tend to only read email on my phone, these days. That's why I haven't used it much.
I recently switched to it from Outlook and while it lacks some of the features of Outlook, it’s not a bad replacement.
It has been working great for me for years. I do turn off automatic updates because occasionally they release a buggy version, but it gets fixed.
the recent changes to thunderbird are welcome improvements. you should give it another shot.