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Subject: [Leica] OT mail program help please
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed Nov 21 16:03:17 2007
References: <C369C24B.246E5%pkolodny@fibertel.com.ar>

thanks Pablo...I will have a look, Steve


On Nov 21, 2007, at 7:08 AM, Pablo Kolodny wrote:

> Steve,
>
> I think the *right* email client Mac users feel much better with is
> Mailsmith.
> It does feature all of those 9 conditions you're talking of though  
> I'm not
> sure it is compatible with Address Book.
>
> Mac users do like this app because, mainly, it follows apple scripts  
> and it
> is made by and for Apple users.
>
> I can't assure that it is Address Book compatible because I really  
> don't
> use, despite I'm a Mac user too. I didn't get used to it which  
> requires some
> time and I'm not that a patient guy. So I stayed with Entourage  
> which works
> more than fine for me and does feature all that you're asking for.
> Though sometimes Entourage fails at the time of applying rules.
>
> On the other hand, Mailsmith complements well with Spam Sieve.
>
> One thing I don't know yet is how it works with Leopard. Though I'd  
> bet they
> sorted it out. Already.
> You better check at
>
> http://www.barebones.com/products/mailsmith/
>
> from that site:
>
> Mailsmith feature highlights
>    ?    Organize and process email
>    ?    Handle spam
>    ?    Text-only email
>    ?    Streamlined email creation
>    ?    Extensive AppleScript support
>    ?    BBEdit-powered text editing and transformation
>    ?    Integrated support for PGP 8
>    ?    Works with Apple Address Book
>    ?    Advanced search functionality
>    ?    Mac OS X technology support
>    ?    Flexible email account management
>    ?    Easy transition
>    ?    More Good Stuff!
>
> so it does work with Address Book
>
> regards
>
> Pablo
>
> kididdoc@cox.net wrote:
>
>>>> sorry LUG, I'm posting  OT, as follows,   but I need some advice
>>>> re... an e-mail program...
>>
>>>> I have been using Mail.app in OSX (now Leopard) for a long
>>>> time....I have many thousands of stored e-mail messages...
>>>>
>>>> I am looking for a new mail program...that will be ideal for me.
>>>>
>>>> To be ideal, it must have the following key features...
>>>>
>>>> 1.mature and robust
>>>> 2.OSX/mail.app compatible
>>>> 3.able to import mail.app messages
>>>> 4.opens and stores mail.app Mbox messages
>>>> 5.that will store mail as searchable messages, not in mbox format
>>>> 6.easily searchable
>>>> 7.allows easy removal of duplicate messages
>>>> 8.compatible with address book
>>>> 9.spamsieve compatible
>>>>
>>>> Does such a program exist?
>>>>
>>>> If so,  what program best fills the bill?
>>>>
>>>> thanks for your advice,
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>
>>
>>
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