Mozilla Thunderbird Beta for Mac

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• Repeatedly asks password

  StevStamApril 21, 2012

  Pros

  Love it when it works but it doesn't

  Cons

  1. Keeps asking for password. 2. Says it is sending to send mail but doesn;t

  Summary

  Stinks. I prefer gmail

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• keeps getting better is a good replacement.

  sobokuOneMarch 11, 2012

  Pros

  Fast and efficient at what it does.

  Cons

  Its nit-picking I no but its my pet pee. You can't choose a font size only small to large. There are lots of times I need to pick a size 11 or I need to no what size it is and you can't. Fix this and I can switch from apple mail to thunderbird.

  Summary

  Still its a very good replacement.

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• How about an update?

  January 11, 2012

  Pros

  Continuously improving

  Cons

  Almost every new version breaks add-ons / extensions

  Summary

  I really think Seth Rosenblatt, anyone, should write a new review of Thunderbird. Here we are downloading betas in Version 10, and the most recent CNET review is for Version 3?

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• Can't import settings from AppleMail

  GangalinaAugust 12, 2011

  Pros

  none Trallala

  Cons

  The only program it is aware of is Eudora. Come on people! Why can't i import setting from AppleMail? Mailsmith can do it, it has other problems but at least it can do it. It is 2011, I will not manually import email settings from one app to another.

  Summary

  Stuck with AppleMail.

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• GREAT PROGRAM! EASILY MIGRATED DATA FROM EUDORA.

  evothevothAugust 2, 2011

  Pros

  Installed easily on my Mac, running Lion 10.7. I was easily able to migrate data from Eudora 6 into Thunderbird.

  Cons

  In the Mac Library, Thunderbird consumes about twice the space of Eudora 6.

  Summary

  August 3, 2011 I initially installed Thunderbird 5.0, but had a problem sending mail using its SMTP server settings. So I trashed T-bird 5.0 and installed T-bird 3.1.11 and the SMTP server worked with no problem. Shortly after the installation, Mozilla automatically notified me that an update to T-bird 3.1.11 was available. This update was to T-bird 5.0. I downloaded the update and everything converted from 3.1.11 to 5.0 with no problem. I then used a third-party Eudora migration tool (located via Google search) to convert and transfer data from Eudora 6 into Thunderbird. All data, including 19 different mailbox files, seamlessly migrated Eudora data perfectly on the first try. So far, I'm pleased with Thunderbird. It's on four of my Mac machines in one location. When I travel to another state, I'm going to install it on five machines there.

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• A fantastic program

  mawmawtygerJune 28, 2011

  Pros

  Easy to use and takes so little space on the page.

  Cons

  None that I can think of so far.

  Summary

  I recommend it to all of my friends.

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• overwhelming amt of problems with 3.1.10

  maryemackayMay 14, 2011

  Pros

  none none none

  Cons

  empty messages arrive, difficulty in deleting even though settings are correct, general disruption of receiving, reading email, some difficulties sending ARRRGH!

  Summary

  bring back an older version if you are unable to get this one to work properly. MAJOR issues.

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• version 3.1.10 doesn't find my email servers

  i9natz1April 28, 2011

  Pros

  up to versionn 3.1.9 everything is ok.

  Cons

  I cannot login to any of my mail accounts (aol,yahoo,hotmail,gmail). Server internal errors, etc.

  Summary

  I went back to version 3.1.9 where all works perfect again.

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• MAC version still not ready for prime time

  hbutzMarch 15, 2011

  Pros

  Tabbed windows built-in Improved HTML editor Incorporated "mismatched" domain checking Built-in advanced configuration editor

  Cons

  Tabbed windows built-in Does not bounce dock icon as in v2 Folders do not display unread messages

  Summary

  Tabbed windows - love them or hate them, you've got 'em. There is a hidden advanced configuration setting to at least hide tabbed windows. I never saw the point on a mail client and it should be an option. It takes up a lot of room on the screen. My biggest gripe - They broke every way there is to know about new mail. Come 'on people, it's a mail client. The first and most important thing it's got to do is send and receive email. Version 2 used to bounce the dock icon forever until you gave the application focus. Version 3 bounces it once, maybe twice. If you blink, you'll miss it. If that's not bad enough, they've introduced bugs to the folder display which kill the new mail indicators. If you are like me and have two dozen folders to sort incoming email you could loose new mail forever - NOT what I desire in an email client program. Version 2 might have its quirks but I'd rather use a quirky program which tells me when I have new mail. Skip the fluff. Work on new email notification bugs first.

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• Not sure why this is a new update, I have v 3.6.12

  jeffm65March 2, 2011

  Pros

  3.6.12 is great for me

  Cons

  very few cons

  Summary

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