# So what e-mail client do you use? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 26, 2002, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008 "2002-06-26T09:59:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![funkynige](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@funkynige](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funkynige)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/1 "2002-06-26T09:59:05Z")
After [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=120730&highlight=trillian) thread I’ve changed from Messenger to Trillian, but now every time I load up Outlook to check my e-mail it loads up MSN Messenger, so now I need to change my e-mail client. So what (non Outlook) programmes do you use? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/2 "2002-06-26T10:03:08Z")
I disabled Messenger by simply renaming the folder the executable was in. Windows just can’t find it now. At home I use Trillian for new mail notification on Hotmail and Yahoo!, but I don’t use it for checking mail as it sends passwords in clear text (at least, it does for Yahoo! mail). I just stick to plain old webmail at home. At work it’s the corporate standard Lotus Notes 5, which I quite like although it’s not as customisable as I’d prefer. We’re switching to some flavour of Outlook soon, which will keep the tech services department busy with patches and viruses, no doubt. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/3 "2002-06-26T13:05:27Z")
Opera. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/4 "2002-06-26T14:08:38Z")
Eudora. ---
**Author:** ![Sparklo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Sparklo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparklo)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/5 "2002-06-26T14:31:53Z")
Another vote for Eudora, both on my work PC and home Mac. ---
**Author:** ![easy\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb8c5e/32.png) [@easy\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/easy_e)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/6 "2002-06-26T15:37:34Z")
Also Eudora, though away from my computer I use my university’s web email system. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/7 "2002-06-26T18:15:27Z")
Yet another satisfied Eudora user. I use it on a multi-boot system (MacOS 8.6, 9, and OS X). I’ve also switched my girlfriend over to Eudora for Windows to get her off AOL. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/8 "2002-06-26T18:48:13Z")
Eudora. Been using it since 1994. I love it. ---
**Author:** ![Narile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Narile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Narile)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/9 "2002-06-27T01:44:38Z")
Is Eudora still being supported? I wonder since there hasn’t been an update in a long while. It is my main email for the most part, and I’d like to see it stick around. ---
**Author:** ![JimOfAllTrades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@JimOfAllTrades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimOfAllTrades)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/10 "2002-06-27T04:13:03Z")
Eudora here as well. Been using for 5 or six years at least. We also run our own mail server using Qualcomm’s Worldmail. Both good products. Eudora is still supported, although there haven’t been a bunch of updates recently. The current version is 5.1 (I’m running 5.0 myself, just haven’t upgraded). Check this link: > **[The Eudora™ Email Client Source Code - CHM](https://computerhistory.org/blog/the-eudora-email-client-source-code/)** > > Electronic mail is one of “killer apps” of networked computing. The ability to quickly send and receive messages without having to be online at the same time created a new form of human communication. By now billions of people have used email. Ugly ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/11 "2002-06-27T04:23:28Z")
I suspect that a lot of QualComm’s (apparently tiny) developer staff’s energies and attention have been taken up by creating a MacOS X version that they can stop callling “beta”. (Less than 2 months ago, I think). ---
**Author:** ![stypticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@stypticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stypticus)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/12 "2002-06-27T05:38:21Z")
pine. All you need. ---
**Author:** ![Mort\_Furd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mort\_Furd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mort_Furd)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/13 "2002-06-27T14:09:31Z")
Mozilla, and the mail client in PHProjekt. ---
**Author:** ![Pigtails](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecae2f/32.png) [@Pigtails](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pigtails)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/14 "2002-06-27T15:05:10Z")
Eudora all the way. I use it at work, got a copy from my university, and will definitely pay for it if it ever comes to that. It’s highly customizable and has lots of powerful tools that just don’t turn up in many other programs. It’s virtually bug-free too. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/15 "2002-06-27T15:17:28Z")
Another happy Eudora user. Great features, and nobody seems to write viruses for it. I just installed it on the fiance’s computer, and he’s real happy with it so far too. ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/16 "2002-06-27T15:27:51Z")
Mac user. Used to use Eudora Lite…now use Claris Emailer at home (even though it’s no longer supported…doesn’t do HTML… yaddad yadda), mainly because I just have never had a good reason to switch, and I’m just used to the interface. At work, I use Outlook Express ---
**Author:** ![Baglady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Baglady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baglady)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/17 "2002-06-27T23:32:30Z")
\*\*stypticus \*\* said: \*pine. All you need. \* You got it, baby! ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/18 "2002-06-28T03:53:56Z")
Eudora. :wally ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/19 "2002-06-28T14:47:22Z")
[Activatormail.com](http://Activatormail.com) free 2 meg email…don’t need a client to read it, its HTML. Scans the crap out of any incoming email for viruses or what not. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-e-mail-client-do-you-use/116008/20 "2002-06-28T17:54:58Z")
I use Eudora, and have used it for years. Before that I used Pegasus for a short while. You couldn’t pay me to use Outlook.