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What email client are you guys using? (feddit.uk)
submitted 5 months ago by twinnie@feddit.uk to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I just can’t find a decent email client that looks like it’s from the last 20 years. Geary and Evolution both appear to be pretty modern but something about using Gmail with a Yubikey just doesn’t work and neither of them will connect to my account. Both on Fedora and OpenSUSE. Thunderbird works but it’s so old fashioned and Betterbird doesn’t look much better. What’s everyone else using?

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[-] Sunny@slrpnk.net 96 points 5 months ago

Thunderbird all the way 🙌

[-] makeasnek@lemmy.ml 12 points 5 months ago

I have used Thunderbird for years. HOWEVER:

  • I don't know why Thunderbird can't get a reliable, functional search ability. It's such garbage. I constantly have to delete my entire search index and start from scratch, it is immensely frustrating.
  • The problems connecting to gmail are also so frustrating. Yes, they are Google's fault but if you make an e-mail client you maybe need to add a workaround for the world's most popular e-mail provider. It's totally fixable because you can apply those fixes manually.
[-] Salix@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago

I don’t know why Thunderbird can’t get a reliable, functional search ability. It’s such garbage. I constantly have to delete my entire search index and start from scratch, it is immensely frustrating.

Maybe see if Betterbird's search works better for you

[-] makeasnek@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

Wow very interesting thank you! I like that it can be run side-by-side from the same profile to test it out. If search was fixed I would have never migrated so much of my e-mail to gmail.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago

Are you taking about the semi recent rewrite or the old discontinued version?

[-] makeasnek@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

All versions over the past decade including the latest one

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