TheViper :
I'll never understand the negative views with Thunderbird. Every time I see one it's regarding something that doesn't make sense or is an error on the users part.
It's from the same group that makes Firefox and T-bird 3.0 is launching in a few days.
You haven't read the emails then. Just LOOK at what the people are saying. First, it keeps insisting on setting your incoming server as an IMAP4 server. many people use POP3 and to get it to change is an incredibly convoluted and frustrating experience.
Then try importing email addresses. You frequently have to resort to converting to CSV files and hope you get what you need on the import or you end up with a long list of blank contacts (open one and there you'll find the name).
Try importing emails, it works for some folders but not for things like the SENT messages.
It's incredibly unhelpful on the import process as it doesn't tell you where it's looking and doesn't give you any options.
Thunderbird 2 wasn't bad when you actually got it to work. But Thunderbird 3 has a deserved reputation for being slow and buggy. version 2 was slower than just about any other email program at doin some things, but version 3 brings your computer to its knees, before crashing as it frequently does.
This is a problem with users? Get real. It's a problem with the programmers. There are just too many problems with this program to make me or anyone with any sense recommend it to even our worst enemies. The fact that it's from Mozilla makes it puzzling as to how Firefox can be so useful, yet this buggy pile of doggie-do is so totally useless.
It's certainly NOT the fault of the users, it's the problems inherent with this program that cause negative reviews. So please, don't belittle others with your better-than-thou approach. Stop, look, read and smell the flowers, or in this case the pile of ordure the Thunderbird programmers have dished up.