Re: Mulberry - the future?

--On February 13, 2014 10:26:28 AM -0500 Joan Korenman <[email protected]> 
wrote:
> --On Thursday, February 13, 2014 4:53 PM +0200 Chaim Kram
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I can't tell you how heartened I am to see this thread and know that
> there are many other die-hard Mulberry users out there.  Like many of
> you, I started using Mulberry when it was a paid program and have never
> stopped using it, although I keep looking for something that handles
> graphics more smoothly and has a few other features as well.  Indeed, I
> keep Postbox on my computer for times when I need better graphics
> support.  But although I had high hopes for Postbox at the start, neither
> it nor any other program I've tried offers the Mulberry features I most
> value: immense flexibility, superb IMAP handling, and--most of
> all--cabinets.  Using a sieve script on my university's servers, I funnel
> mail into a dozen or so mailboxes in three different accounts, all of
> which are easily visible via cabinets.  I thus know when any of these
> mailboxes gets new mail.  I know of no other program that offers this
> feature.  Postbox lets me put folders across the top of the interface,
> but it doesn't tell me when they receive mail.  TB seemed to me even less
> capable when I tried it.  The Bat has lots of features, matched by lots
> of quirks, but what turned me off most was The Bat's so-so handling of
> IMAP.  IMAP seemed like an afterthought.  I never found out whether The
> Bat had a cabinets feature, since I didn't like it overall.  Though
> perhaps if it does have cabinets, I should take another look.
>
> Unlike many folks on this forum, I am not technically proficient.  One
> thing I love about Mulberry is that it has so many features built-in, so
> all I have to do is use them rather than create or modify them.  Cyrus,
> MANY MANY THANKS for for an invaluable program.
>

Ditto, ditto, ditto.  And if I had one single ounce of programming ability, 
I would tackle Mulberry just to keep it alive.  Alas, I do not.

And yes, many, many thanks to Cyrus for by far hands down the best email 
client ever.

I pray it never dies.

Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst
As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions
are my own and not those of my employer.
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