I still use the web interface for each email provider like gmail, outlook, etc

  • communism@lemmy.ml
    6·
    2 days ago

    aerc+mbsync+notmuch

    If you want a GUI, I was using Evolution before aerc and I was happy with it. I just prefer keyboard navigation which naturally is well supported by any TUI application.

  • Ardens@lemmy.ml
    10·
    15 hours ago

    Thunderbird - on my PC and Mobile… Always worked flawlessly - both with my different mail-services and my own domain name mail server…

  • Militias@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 days ago

    I’ve tried Vivaldi mail. Might be something for you, but I just didn’t like the UI so I’m also still using the web interface for each. Looking forward to seeing others answer as well.

    • rozodru@pie.andmc.caEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      Vivaldi is great IF you don’t use the web UI. outside of that it’s fast and decent. I still use my Vivaldi email account from when I used to use the browser. now I just use it in aerc as a sort of ‘junk drawer’ email.

  • nyan@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    2 days ago

    Any halfway decent desktop email client will do the job—people have already listed several. I use claws-mail, but getting it to work with GMail involves the computer equivalent of doing a triple backflip through a hoop, so you may want to go with something more common.

  • utopiah@lemmy.ml
    11·
    10 hours ago

    I don’t. That’s the entire point about having different mailboxes in the first place : they stay isolated and I manage notifications (or not) exactly how I want, when I want.

    • Teppichbrand@feddit.org
      3·
      9 hours ago

      Came to say this. I was a Thunderbird user like we all but it started to annoy me with tabs and too many features. I gave Evolutiona a try and haven’t looked back since. It’s as simple and solid as the Email protocol, with build in contacts, tasks and calendar. I’m managing a hand full of email addresses with it, it’s responsive, no bells nor whistles, perfect for me!

    • MouldyCat@feddit.uk
      2·
      16 hours ago

      what is this, is it anything like Delta Chat? (i.e. the UI of a chat app but using email for sending/receiving messages)

      I’ve been trying out Delta Chat for messaging my family. It’s a bit kludgy and messy though, at least when interacting with others who are using regular email clients. For instance, it sometimes sends multiple emails rather than bundling it up as one.

      • bluemoon@piefed.socialEnglish
        2·
        14 hours ago

        fork in close relation with DeltaChat!

        cleans up some cludge for some smoothness instead :3

        maybe those issues you’re having will go away after some bug reporting? /genuine encouragement, neutral tone

        • MouldyCat@feddit.uk
          1·
          8 hours ago

          Nice, I’ll give it a whirl. Their their website says, “ArcaneChat is a Delta Chat client” so maybe it deals with the issues I’ve had better.

          bug reporting

          I’m looking for projects I can contribute to in some way, so definitely not averse to bug reporting. From some discussions on the forum, the way I’m using it isn’t really supported and they’re really aimed at people who want to chat securely without being tied to proprietary networks. But I’m certainly not the only one who would prefer not to use proprietary chat protocols like WhatsApp, but there’s just too many other people I’d have to convince to switch to yet another chat app. Delta Chat / ArcaneChat really seem to offer a way forward for people like me, but the chat experience for people using regular email clients has to be very good - people get annoyed quickly if they receive 5 emails in a row each containing a single picture followed by a 6th email that just contains text (which is how my attempt at a message sharing some photos came through for email users)

          • bluemoon@piefed.socialEnglish
            2·
            7 hours ago

            maybe! =)

            cool that you are of a mind to contribute to the projects you rely on.

            i am personally curious now: are you using another email provider for chatting with other’s regular email addresses? i imagine the deltachat programs are optimized for use with chatmail addresses exclusively- and other email providers either playing nice with open standards or not. for example i hear there is a hassle tuning things to fit proprietary email providers.

            • MouldyCat@feddit.uk
              2·
              7 hours ago

              yes I’m using my regular email and messaging family members using theirs.

              It’s working fine, except for the occasional issue like I mentioned, i.e. sending multiple emails for one message.

              I don’t know what it’s doing about encryption - it seems to use it when it knows the other party supports it, but that’s not my priority at this point, my aim is to encourage people to move off WhatsApp (this is what all my chatting takes place on). I’m kind of using the family chat as guinea pigs really.