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Re: Sparrow for Windows was just a few weeks away

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Post by torpy » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 12:16 AM UTC

rvkennedy wrote: post #33

statictype wrote: post #9

Since hearing that Thunderbird is going to start collecting dust, I've been looking for a decent Windows client and was wishing Sparrow worked on Windows. So this makes me even more sad. I wish Google would do the right thing and open-source it like they did with Etherpad.

Comms (www.comms.io) is my project, it's a lightweight IMAP client for which Windows is the initial platform. The alpha is a few weeks off.

Just a heads up, 'comms.io' (without the www.) sends you to a bluehost landing page.

Re: Sparrow for Windows was just a few weeks away

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Post by techsupporter » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 6:15 AM UTC

bjonathan wrote: post #61

techsupporter wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I bought Postbox and really like it. They've based it on Thunderbird 2 which is the version I like--3 made some UI changes I don't prefer. By continuing to update 2's code, I get an up-to-date e-mail client that acts how I want. Plus, with a couple of settings tweaks, it can look just like Sparrow, it's available for Mac AND Windows, it supports Gmail's tags (I don't use Gmail so I can't check that), and even does th…

side question : how can I make my postbox looks like sparrow ? is there plugins to install ? thank you :)

I set the layout to Vertical View, sorted incoming e-mails "newest at top," and collapsed the folder pane on the left.

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