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

[Kai Großjohann]

About the local aspect: I would really love MailMate to support local 
folders, but I have found a workaround that is okay.  Like Ben, I have 
installed a local IMAP server (Dovecot) and whatever I want to save 
locally I save there.

It means that the local emails are stored twice -- once in Dovecot and 
then again in MailMate's cache.

I also struggle with the mailing list functionality.

Kai


On 10 Jun 2016, at 2:24, Robert Brenstein wrote:

> 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
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