Ask HN: What email client do you use?

#1

Post by dawie » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 10:48 PM UTC

Wondering what email client people use?

I have 3 or 4 different gmail accounts and it's a pain keeping up with all of them. I have an email address for support, one for feedback and a personal one.

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#2

Post by jseliger » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 10:50 PM UTC

Apple's Mail.app, which is Good Enough. I have five accounts, all of them are checked with a single click, and I don't have to worry beyond that.

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#3

Post by jasonlbaptiste » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 10:59 PM UTC

straight up google apps gmail with gmail notifier. As far as multiple accounts:

1) set other accounts up to forward to your gmail/gapps email 2) setup a filter + auto label system for those emails 3) add it as an outgoing email that you can reply from (limited to 7 i THINK)

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#4

Post by mrshoe » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 11:02 PM UTC

jasonlbaptiste wrote: post #3

straight up google apps gmail with gmail notifier. As far as multiple accounts: 1) set other accounts up to forward to your gmail/gapps email 2) setup a filter + auto label system for those emails 3) add it as an outgoing email that you can reply from (limited to 7 i THINK)

Those are all good suggestions, and I would add:

4) Use Mailplane (http://mailplaneapp.com/). Disclaimer: Mailplane is not free and I'm not affiliated with it at all.

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#5

Post by sound2man » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 11:04 PM UTC

Outlook for my exchange based email (at work), Thunderbird for IMAP (at home).

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#6

Post by thorax » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 11:14 PM UTC

Thunderbird latest beta.

I also use the iPhone email client just about as much as Thunderbird.

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#7

Post by dawie » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 11:16 PM UTC

thorax wrote: post #6

Thunderbird latest beta. I also use the iPhone email client just about as much as Thunderbird.

I also use my iPhone's client, but mostly for reading emails.

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#8

Post by californiaguy » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 11:18 PM UTC

Mail.app in the office, mutt if I'm terminal bound.

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#9

Post by tdm911 » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 11:19 PM UTC

jasonlbaptiste wrote: post #3

straight up google apps gmail with gmail notifier. As far as multiple accounts: 1) set other accounts up to forward to your gmail/gapps email 2) setup a filter + auto label system for those emails 3) add it as an outgoing email that you can reply from (limited to 7 i THINK)

I use the Google Apps/Gmail interface also. I've found that as it has matured over time there are less reasons I would want a desktop client and more reasons for having the portability of a cross platform, location independent web interface.

Gmail is a class act when it comes to web apps.

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#10

Post by deutronium » Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 11:20 PM UTC

I use mailnotify to check a few different accounts for new messages (http://www.nongnu.org/mailnotify/) then just log on to a webmail site to access the mail.