Thunderbird 3

[kinmel]

I still use Thunderbird, but the latest versions are becoming more and more annoying as it tries to automate configuration.

Now as you set up an email account for the first time, it goes off unbidden to find the possible server options for the email address and selects and installs the settings for IMAP as default without asking if that is your preference.

You then have to trawl through the Account settings to kill IMAP before POP3 is allowed as the default, it is just plain annoying.

[Den]

I have always used Outlook and I really do like Outlook 2007. As a back up I use Windows Live mail which is very easy to use with a nice clean interface and very easy to set up.  But I would say that wouldn't I   

[zappaDPJ]

That's the version I'm using Den and I do like the interface.

As a matter of interest does anyone know if IMAP has any advantage over POP3 other than allowing simultaneous access to multiple clients?

[Simon]

What about the search bar like you get in Firefox, where you can look at Google, or Wikipedia or any number of search engines? 
Bet they don't do that. 

Well...  not as such, but if you hit F9 for the sidebar, you can choose from a very limited selection of on board search engines, or, if you go to: http://mycroft.mozdev.org/index.html, there are plugins available for other search engines, but you can only use the ones with the logo, and they seem fairly limited, as far as UK sites go, so I think I'll have to concede the point to Firefox on that one.

[Gary]

I've never tried it, I used to use Thunderbird 2 and was very happy with it. Since moving to Mac their Mail program is no frills but works very well and I like Safari because of the lack of clutter I ended up adding to FF (Safari doesn't have many toys and is probably safe enough on a Mac)

I think Safari was the least safe browser in recognising phishing sites and malware Steve, I still use FF as I have not found a way to block adds without a) having Safari with input managers, or using a proxy like glimmerblocker. IE8 is the strongest browser out there right now ironically.

[Rik]

As a matter of interest does anyone know if IMAP has any advantage over POP3 other than allowing simultaneous access to multiple clients?

Not really, Zap, that's it's sole function as far as I can see. I found it cumbersome in use as deleting a mail from the server would also delete it from local machines.

[Gary]

I thought Thunderbird 3 was the green one with a removable pod in the middle 

[Rik]

[Gary]

[zappaDPJ]

I thought Thunderbird 3 was the green one with a removable pod in the middle 

Erm, that's Thunderbird 2 

[Gary]

Erm, that's Thunderbird 2 

You know to much 

[zappaDPJ]