Decent email client for IMAP?

probedb · 9 Dec 2010 at 10:23

Can anyone recommend me one please?

I'm currently using Thunderbird 3 but it's crap with IMAP. It's screwed up the dates it's listed them with, plus I now have several copies of the same emails. It also seems to download every message twice sometimes.

It has to be IMAP as I use various accounts between work, home and on my phone.

Ta

Paul.

Dano · 9 Dec 2010 at 11:10

Live mail works well, so does Outlook.

psd99 · 9 Dec 2010 at 11:27

evolution?

Bossk128 · 10 Dec 2010 at 09:44

I know this doesn't help, but I've used Thunderbird for about 7 years, and not had a (serious) problem with it, certainly not with it messing about with my messages.

Perhaps there are dodgy settings stuck, does a reinstall fix it?

Who is your IMAP provider, do they stick to the IMAP standard?

PhillyDee · 10 Dec 2010 at 10:37

Ive used both thunderbird and windows live mail (Newest version as well). They all perform well and I have had zero issues with IMAP on them.

probedb · 10 Dec 2010 at 12:52

No issues with the same accounts on my Desire so it's not the provider. One issue with it downloading messages twice only occurs on one account (I have several on my hosting) on one machine as well. Even after a reinstall it does exactly the same.

This is why I wanted to try something different, if something else does the same then it must be something wrong with the accounts.

Bossk128 · 10 Dec 2010 at 13:22

Can you also try opening a new account, say GMail, and see if the problem travels to a new account?

I'm only suggesting you stick with Tbird because I've not had much success finding a good client that is free myself.

DefiantAsh · 10 Dec 2010 at 18:22

With Windows Live Mail can you hook up Gmail accounts to it? I am currently using Outlook for my gmail as it gets annoying logging into Gmail via FF all the time.

Dano · 10 Dec 2010 at 19:05

DefiantAsh said:
With Windows Live Mail can you hook up Gmail accounts to it? I am currently using Outlook for my gmail as it gets annoying logging into Gmail via FF all the time.

Yes, easily.

DefiantAsh · 10 Dec 2010 at 21:04

Dano said:
Yes, easily.

I will hopefully try and get that set up tomorrow when im next on my own pc

It's in the new WLE yes?

MeMeMeMe · 12 Dec 2010 at 04:58

Windows Live Mail, or the Opera browser's inbuilt mail client work best for me.
Thunderbird didn't work for me - it kept forgetting my passwords, and wouldn't automatically check GMail folders (aka labels) - I had to clock on each folder to get it to download.

Hamster · 12 Dec 2010 at 06:56

I really wish IMAP would synchronise sent mail as well as incoming mail. If there's a way, please enlighten us!!

-edit- I clearly hadn't looked into this properly. After a bit of googling it seems that sent mail can be replicated and I have tested this successfully.