[MlMt] New user asks: What is best feature?

[1611mac]

Though we tested NeXT machines for a while I can honestly say I never used the mail software. (I have a publishing background.)  The first Apple I owned was an APPLE /// (3) their first "business" machine :)

1611mac - gregS


On Feb 6, 2014, at 3:40 PM, Rob McBroom <mailinglist0 at skurfer.com> wrote:

> On 6 Feb 2014, at 9:39, 1611mac wrote:
> 
> Background:
> I have used used Apple Mail (currently handling 6 imap accounts) pretty much for it's whole existence.
> 
> I used it when it was still NeXTMail. What do I win? ;-)
> 
> Situation:
> I'm evaluating MailMate before I purchase.
> 
> Besides using the application, I recommend just reading the manual “cover to cover”. It’s not that long, and you’ll get a sense of what’s possible.
> 
> Best feature for me in Mail is "Rules" which I use to move mail into sub-folders. This is normally based on "sender".
> 
> It’s not an option for everyone, but I prefer to do this sort of thing on the server (so things are arranged when I read on a phone where organization matters even more). So I can’t comment on the “rules” abilities of one over the other.
> 
> I frequently have to search for emails based upon words found within the body.
> 
> I’d say MailMate wins pretty easily here. You can set up the default search just the way you want, and even configure the search interface to appear with a single key.
> 
> 1,) If you used Apple Mail in the past, what is the best feature in MailMate that shines above Apple Mail?
> 
> Hard to say, but I’ll go with the thing that really got my attention at first: Being able to write in plain text (Markdown), but have the recipient see something more pleasant1 while also preserving the original text as I wrote it for those who prefer the text alternative.
> 
> The one thing I miss from Mail is the ability to read an entire thread in one view. All the messages would be there, clearly separated. A lot of the garbage in top-posted messages would be obscured, and messages would be marked as read automatically in a somewhat predictable way.
> 
> 2.) What do you consider the best overall feature of MailMate? As a new user of MailMate, what should I be sure not to miss?
> 
> Two questions with different answers. :-) Some smaller not-to-miss things:
> 
> Selecting folders with ⌘T and moving a message to a folder with ⌥⌘T
> Look at the smart folders under Examples. What you can do is pretty impressive. The Mailing Lists one in particular. I’ll admit I don’t use it though, since it doesn’t help me when reading mail on a phone.
> It’ll try to prevent you from talking about an attachment and not sending it. (In fact, I’ll bet it warns me when I send this.) I don’t send many attachments, but I think this is a great idea.
> -- 
> Rob McBroom
> http://www.skurfer.com/
> 
> With the exception of quoted text, which looks terrible by default. It looks fine to me, because MailMate lets you apply a style sheet on the client side. We will hopefully have a way to style outgoing messages one day. ↩
> 
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