Windows 10: Which email desktop client do you use and why?

In any case installing Outlook does not remove the Mail app, I have Outlook 2013 installed on 3 machines and all of them Mail App, too.

 

Oh, well, it got lost somehow, now it's back and works. It was about time a Gremlin got me too.

 

*Ditto But iphone *Tongue

 

unsure with the TBird thing. Only been using it for 3 weeks on a trial. not sure of cost.. like anything, if it works well I do not mind paying for it

 

I am using Outlook.com on my two 10 installs. I was going to install Windows Live Mail but then I thought "When in Rome do as . ." I have been using Live Mail since Windows 7 made me switch from Outlook Express. So I clicked on the Mail tile on the Start Menu and gave it a shot. I have been on pop3 mail server since back in the day when broadband first came to the sticks. Getting my mail from my IP provider is old school? So I had Outlook port my Live Mail from my IP account keeping my address from 15 or so years. Now I fetch mail on the 10 installs by opening the modern mail app. Or I can grab it from the Quick link tab (Outlook) at the top of the IE Browser window. Learning a little about IMAP , STPM and POP protocal. I miss the good old days but happy to be here living the good life in the Modern Days. Peace. *Cool

 

I usually use either Outlook or the inbuilt mail app

No particular like/dislike for either, just depends on which one I notice on my machine first

 

On my work PC I use Thunderbird (Outlook sometimes) but on my personal PCs running Win 7, Win 8 and Win 10 I use WLM 2012. I rarely use the Metro mail app, even on my Win 8 tablet. Mostly I'm not particular about what mail client I use (I occasionally use Outlook.com to check my email as well) but I do not like the Metro Mail app in Win 8 & Win 10.

 

Since it is not os dependent I typically use web based mail everywhere but home. Home being a 7 machine w/live. Btw rr webmail seems to work fine on 10 w/ie so far. Why wouldn't it.

 

I tended to prefer older versions of email clients. Too bad support and security are an issue with them because I would go back to using any one of them.

I really liked the first two releases of Mozilla Thunderbird. I tried version 3x but it's indexing and tab options slowed things to a crawl. Up until 2.0.0.20 (or whatever the last 2x release was), I liked it.

So in 2010, I switched over to Microsoft Outlook 2003 (since I was running Office 2003 anyway). To me it was modern enough, yet productive enough that I enjoyed using it. Once support has run out for Office 2003, I have not liked any of the newer Office releases, and I especially don't like Outlook 2010 (not a ribbon fan at all). I really, really wished I could have kept running Outlook 2003.

So now, since my main OS is Vista, I use Windows Mail. It's like a prettier, but not cluttered version of Outlook Express. Once 2017 comes around, and Vista support expires, I suppose my next choice will be the SeaMonkey mail client (reminds me of old Thunderbird builds)

 

I check mail in my browser but not crazy about doing too much private stuff on WTP.

 

Same here.
For some reason Gmail just doesn't like most of the 3rd party email clients so I stick with a browser.
Yes, I could use Google to find out what's wrong but I have a lazy.

Jeff *Biggrin

 

I've used office outlook 2007 since it came out,
Ribbon is not all that bad imho :/
Not sure about the 2010... versions though ?

 

I started with Outlook Express and graduated to Windows Live mail and Outlook/Hotmail. I prefer to have my emails stored on my computer rather than web based mail.

 

Hi there.

I LOATHE web based email clients -- usually SLOW, riddled with ads etc. Also webmail clients are hideous for accessing different email servers and having multiple accounts.

Outlook 2010 is fine for me. GMAIL also can interface with Outlook if you have GMAIL accounts too.

http://www.howtogeek.com/174837/how-...13-using-imap/

For SENDING email from your ISP account while away then use AUTHSMTP - it's only a few dollars a year and works very well indeed. Works fine with Outlook and most other email clients that use SMTP for sending email. Some ISP's block their SMTP servers when you are AWAY from their service or force you to use a hobbled hideous webmail system so AUTHSMTP provides a decent SMTP service for when you can't access your ISP's SMTP server. Note you can always RETRIEVE email from your ISP wherever you are if it's POP3 / IMAP.

http://www.authsmtp.com/?gclid=CIjK1...FbCWtAodQC0AaA

I prefer having email on the computer when I need to - outlook 2010 can move email from IMAP servers to local folders.

I don't like the built in mail app either.

On Linux I use KMAIL (part of KDE) which is near enough Outlook in operation, and looks (and it's FREE).

Cheers
jimbo

 

Jimbo you could technically use Kmail on Windows via KDE for Windows. Its a but clunky though.