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[Matt]

I feel like King Sparta with this obituary thread, but I was disappointed to see Thunderbird is effectively getting the axe.

At JRiver, we host mail on a server we control.  That means we need a mail client, and most of us use Thunderbird.

At home, I don't like the idea of seeing advertisements next to my email so prefer a native client.

I used Outlook years ago, but have a sort of long list of things I don't like about it.

I've always thought a native client that was only a front-end for webmail would be a neat program.

Anyway, anybody have any good advice for alternative email clients?  Or is it time to give up and let Google own all our data and show us advertisements next to our mail?

[InflatableMouse]

I really like the later versions of Outlook, you might want to give that a anther chance.

If thats not going to work for whatever reason, consider webmail. If you control your own mailserver you might as wel control your own webmail . Several really nice programs out there, Roundcube, Horde, Squirrel, but there's others too. Nice thing is you can run them all side by side and each of you folks can choose whichever one he likes. I use Roundcube mostly when I need access to my mail when I'm not at home.

Then there's always the option to keep using Thunderbird. It's not like the program is going to dissapear from your pc's.

But whatever you do, don't give in to Google. Don't ... do it. Don't. Really.

[Magic_Randy]

I'm in the same boat. I left Outlook for Thunderbird. May have to go back.

[wig]

+1 for Roundcube.

I use a hosted mail server and roundcube is a great front end.

[Lasse_Lus]

  now i'm stranded, i'm still on version 2.0 and it works fantastic

Mozilla's Work together with the users extensions is nowhere to reach anywhere..

what to do now 

[KingSparta]

Hollie Stevens (January 4, 1982 – July 3, 2012)

[imugli]

That sucks!

I moved away from Outlook  / Outlook Express years ago and never looked back.

To be honest, I'm actually thinking of xferring to Ubuntu, so Evolution is a great client.

[InflatableMouse]

Actually I just read the blogpost, and Thunderbird is not about to die, Mozilla will cease further development but its open source and they will push the code into the community, supporting it in several ways.

Here's the details of Mozilla's plan about the future of Thunderbird.

A group of developers will almost certainly pick it up and continue development.

[Lasse_Lus]

..and Thunderbird is not about to die

...A group of developers will almost certainly pick it up and continue development.

i vote for Matt & Co 

[Listener]

I feel like King Sparta with this obituary thread, but I was disappointed to see Thunderbird is effectively getting the axe.

I think an obit is premature. I've used the email client from the Netscape days and seen lots of turns in the road.

Bill