[MlMt] will MailMate be a good mail mate for me?

[Robert Brenstein]

Hi guys,

I am still using Eudora but I am looking at MailMate as its 
successor. I suspect that there are a number of ex-Eudora users here. 
The basic features and operation of MailMate seem fine.

In Eudora, I am using POP3 exclusively but switching to IMAP only 
should not be an issue per se. I do not need to access my mail on any 
other device than my computer, so IMAP offers no true benefit for me. 
POP is configured to leave messages on the server for 2 weeks in case 
I need to access them through webmail. I am more concerned about the 
workflow and functionality.

I have 18 personalities, that is 18 different mail addresses and 
almost as many service providers. I am receiving on average 8500 
messages a month. Snapshot of my Eudora stats is here to see:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13693400/Screenshot-Eudora-Stats.png

Most of the traffic, probably like 70% of it, are mailing lists, over 
200 of them. I do not, of course, read all those messages but only 
selected threads. All incoming messages are sorted out by filters 
into close to 300 mailboxes. What is left in the inbox is some junk 
that sneaked thru spam filters and a few misc messages. I rely on 
Eudora opening windows for mailboxes with messages that freshly 
arrived -- with almost all mailboxes containing unread messages, the 
unread mail counters like in Apple Mail are useless for me.

It seems that MailMate does not support local mailboxes, that is 
having mail copied off the server to my computer. MailMate 
advertisement states that it offers "Full Offline Access." However, 
the following description mentions only administrative functions. 
Keeping many thousands of mails on the servers must affect 
performance.

On the other hand, having full offline access to emails (not just 
subjects but all content and attachments) and all email-related 
functions is essential. Besides working totally offline, I also often 
work at locations with slow Internet access.

Another feature that is essential for me is that new mail is checked 
only every 30 mins, which is, of course, because of the volume of 
mail I get.

So, will MailMate be a good mail client for me?

Robert