Re: [LUG] Email client.

[Peter Walker <peter.walker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Anton Channing wrote:

> The two features I would like to see in it (and they might
> be there for all I know, but I can't find them easilly if they
> are there), that I got used to in KMail, is I don't want html
> in messages, but can find no way disable this in incoming
> mail, 


View->Message Body As->Plain Text will do this. Once set it seems to 
apply to all messages displayed.

> and being able to set a default reply identity for
> folders, rather than having to set up loads of seperate
> identities with there own set of folders.  KMail is much
> tidier to use for someone with multiple pop3 accounts.
> In my opinion anyway.

Yes that would be very useful. It is a pain to have to set up a separate 
account for each identity.

> Oh yeah, its junk filtering is great.  If it put suspect
> emails in a seperate folder by default, like gmail,
> then it would be even better.


Take a look at Tools->Junk Mail Controls there is a whole section on 
moving mails to folders. Filtering is also very useful for this.

> Considering Outlook is so bad, it seems strange to me
> that projects would want to model themselves on it.
> I really can't think of an email client I've used that is as
> bad as Outlook.  My opinion of course, but emulating
> Outlook is not what I'm looking for in a good email
> client.

What don't you like about Outlook?

Pete



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