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Postbox has been acquired by eM Client

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Re: Postbox has been acquired by eM Client

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Post by lkuty »

DanHulton wrote: post #11

Well, shit. I don't think I've ever been "in love" with Postbox, but it's always done email reliably well that I never had to think about it. Plus, it never tried to be anything more than an email client - I never had to worry about it trying to be a "business workflow productivity tool" or anything, it just did email decently. eM looks like exactly the kind of tool I _don't_ want. It used to be more important to me…

Yes, I also don't want an email platform but just an email client (doing one thing well © Unix). I think I will try Thunderbird to see if it is a pleasure to use with a dozen email accounts, or I guess it will be Apple Mail or Spark. I want an email client for power users, not an app that hides (or is missing) functionality behind a beautiful UI. Moreover I really dislike the AI hype.

Re: Postbox has been acquired by eM Client

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Post by rtpg »

_coeus wrote: post #20
AequitasOmnibus wrote: post #16

Active Postbox user here. If I'm being honest, it's mainly a nice skin over Thunderbird, and inertia kept me on it all these years. With the wind down, I'll likely switch over to Thunderbird full time. I wonder how many other current users will do the same.

I did exactly that - and after installing Thunderbird i'm now wondering why i hadn't sooner. Looking far slicker than I remember.

Thunderbird has gotten a lot of love in the past 2 years. Still have random hangs and the like meaning I'm finding myself just using my mail host's web interfaces often, and search... is what it is, but it's better!

Re: Postbox has been acquired by eM Client

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Post by notpushkin »

mbreese wrote: post #12

When looking at the eM Client home page (to see more information about who bought Postbox), I noticed something at the bottom of the page: > See how eM Client compares to other products on SourceForge.net Something about this doesn't seem right. It has been super rare for me to find links to SourceForge for years. There are a few outlier projects, but I just don't get it here... in this space... for a commercial prog…

SourceForge is trying to pivot to a product comparison website I think: https://sourceforge.net/software/

Re: Postbox has been acquired by eM Client

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Post by notpushkin »

AequitasOmnibus wrote: post #16

Active Postbox user here. If I'm being honest, it's mainly a nice skin over Thunderbird, and inertia kept me on it all these years. With the wind down, I'll likely switch over to Thunderbird full time. I wonder how many other current users will do the same.

> it's mainly a nice skin over Thunderbird

I’m wondering how much of it is under MPL then. The only reference I found is this: https://www.postbox-inc.com/coveredcode

Re: Postbox has been acquired by eM Client

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Post by 2143 »

I remember when they originally launched. Happened around the same time I was looking for an email client. Postbox felt the slickest back in the day, yet I ended up not using it due to some reason which I have forgotten.

Slightly sad to see them go, even though I never really used it. Maybe it's because I remember them starting and it was somewhat long time ago (I guess). Usually things that shut down did so relatively quickly, from my perspective.

Re: Postbox has been acquired by eM Client

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Post by voltaireodactyl »

lkuty wrote: post #21
DanHulton wrote: post #11

Well, shit. I don't think I've ever been "in love" with Postbox, but it's always done email reliably well that I never had to think about it. Plus, it never tried to be anything more than an email client - I never had to worry about it trying to be a "business workflow productivity tool" or anything, it just did email decently. eM looks like exactly the kind of tool I _don't_ want. It used to be more important to me…

Yes, I also don't want an email platform but just an email client (doing one thing well © Unix). I think I will try Thunderbird to see if it is a pleasure to use with a dozen email accounts, or I guess it will be Apple Mail or Spark. I want an email client for power users, not an app that hides (or is missing) functionality behind a beautiful UI. Moreover I really dislike the AI hype.

Mailmate may be just what you’re looking for. It’s fabulous for handling an enormous amount of accounts and emails at once imo, and the filtering tools for power users are second to none. So performant. And you can make it as pretty as you like if you know what you’re doing.

Re: Postbox has been acquired by eM Client

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Post by yabatopia »

unsnap_biceps wrote: post #2

the actual title on the link is "Postbox has been acquired by eM Client!" which is different enough to "After 16 years of development, Postbox Inc. is winding down its operations" that I think it should be changed.

"After 16 years of development, Postbox Inc. is winding down its operations" is the link title they use on the eM Client website, linking to the "acquisition" announcement on the Postbox website.

Not the exact same title as on the announcement on the Postbox website, but far more accurate - and relatable. Maybe they used different drafts of the announcement text?

I think the difference in wording is telling. You would expect "After 16 years of development, Postbox Inc. is winding down its operations" on the Postbox Blog and "Postbox has been acquired by eM Client" on the eM Client website. But it’s vice versa.

Re: Postbox has been acquired by eM Client

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Post by dtgriscom »

_coeus wrote: post #20
AequitasOmnibus wrote: post #16

Active Postbox user here. If I'm being honest, it's mainly a nice skin over Thunderbird, and inertia kept me on it all these years. With the wind down, I'll likely switch over to Thunderbird full time. I wonder how many other current users will do the same.

I did exactly that - and after installing Thunderbird i'm now wondering why i hadn't sooner. Looking far slicker than I remember.

Any tips for switching from Postbox to Thunderbird? Will there be Postbox features I'll be missing? New Thunderbird features I'll be grooving on?
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