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Alpine
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Extremely user-friendly
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Updates are not frequent
Alpine is not updated frequently. This means that new features, bug fixes or security updates come much later than in other email clients.
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Can use the built-in text editor or can be integrated with another text editor
Alpine comes with pico, a lightweight text editor which can also be used as a standalone tool. It can also be integrated with vi, vim, emacs, etc... if the user prefers to do so.
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On-screen contextual help
Alpine has contextual help that can be displayed on-screen. Removing the need to consult the man pages every time you forget a command or how to do something inside it.
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Mu4e
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UI optimized for speed
The UI is designed to allow for quick keystrokes to get around and is pretty clean. Header View: Message View:
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Asynchronous
Heavy actions never block emacs, unlike most other emacs email clients.
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Fully Search Based
Mu4e has no folders or other organizational tools, rather it relies on very fast search queries to help you find your mail.
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Can write rich text emails
Using the (beta) org mode, Mu4e can compose fully rich text emails.
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Built-in Autocomplete
Doesn't require you to import address books for autocomplete, learns from your emails just like Gmail.
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Mutt
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Terminal based
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Terminal-based
It runs inside the terminal so it doesn't display HTML email, fonts, or graphical elements.
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Small and efficient
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Active development
Even though it was first released in 1995, Mutt still enjoys an active community following it and having new releases constantly.
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It runs inside the terminal
It doesn't display HTML email, fonts, or graphical elements.
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Compose mails in your favorite editor
Edit mails efficiently with an editor you already can work fluently with.
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Highly configurable macros
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Threads emails
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Work with regular expressions
Mails can be filtered, deleted, flagged, etc. with regular expressions which makes mail management very efficient.
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Windows, macOS, Linux
License:
GPLv2+
Technology:
C
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Claws Mail
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Low resource client
Claws Mail is a low resource e-mail client that is often default in low resource Linux distributions.
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Blocks and freezes all the time
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Open-Source
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Saves passwords in plain format
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Has many plugins for extra functionality
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Too much bloat
some people dont like the simple design of slypheed so they forked it and created claws mail but it has become so bloated since itsbeginnings.
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Traditional user interface
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Saves emails in uncompressed format
This takes more space on the HDD.
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Clean interface with 5 layout variants
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Interface looks old and setup is not easy
The icons as well as the rest of the interface look like an application from the early 90's, with this there is also no easy setup options built in like the more modern e-mail clients.
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Saves emails in uncompressed readable format
Allows one to read archived emails with a text editor.
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Has very strong filters
The filters a much stronger than in thunderbird.
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Saves passwords in encrypted format
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Has many themes
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Also supported on Windows
This makes switching the platform easier.
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Good support for Google's services
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BSD, Linux, Mac OS, Solaris, Unix, Windows
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Evolution
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Supports exchange servers
Evolution is one of the few Linux desktop e-mail clients that's supports exchange servers.
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Can't choose different settings for each mail account
Settings have to applied to all mail accounts.
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Great integration with Gnome environment
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Limited configuration options
Cannot format date as preferred.
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Manages contacts, tasks, calendar and memos as well
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RAM heavy
Very heavy on RAM usage.
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Excellent GPG support
The integration with GPG is excellent. You can sign, encrypt, decrypt, authenticate and verify GPG signatures and GPG signed/encrypted email messages. All of that is just a setting away.
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Poor integration in any non-GNOME desktop
It is written with GNOME in mind.
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Good support for Google's services
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No configuration messages
Although base functions like bullets, numbered, or pre-formatted text are possible, you can't select or set the font for your messages. Not even serif or sans serif. Which is a bit spartan TBH.
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Clean interface with 2 layout variants
Going to View > Preview has the option of switching between "Classical View" and "Vertical View".
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Can be wobbly with EWS
Don't be surprised if you have to reboot it a couple of times during a working day, because error messages are piling up (e.g. connection lost, can't sync, can't store appointment, read only). Then again, is this Evolution, or what it connects to? And since such an occasional reboot is dwarfed by the fact that MS365 seems to make full IMAP/ SMTP access (close to) impossible (nice meeting invite, THX, but when is it?), just reboot and get some work done...
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HTML rendering is great
Of the many email clients available on GNU/Linux, Evolution has the best HTML renderer. It renders HTML and the entire email content exactly like it would appear on a full blown web browser. Not many email clients are capable of doing that.
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Only available on Linux
If you have to switch to another platform for whatever reason, you will need to search for a different email client.
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Platforms:
Linux
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Mailspring
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Can't use without creating a Mailspring ID
There is no need to create a third party ID for an email client. What if the Mailspring closes in the future - can't install a previously downloaded Mailspring software any more to continue using it or access your stored emails?
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Great integration with Gmail
Mailspring has great integration with gmail features and tags.
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Slow updates and bug fixes
It takes months to fix some simple bugs. For example, they can't fix bug with notifications on mac OS from April 2019! Upd: they fixed it after 6-7 months
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Neat UI
The UI is very well designed and neat.
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Unstable, have to keep fixing passwords
You have to keep "updating the password" because it continuously finds it hard to sync with multiple Outlook accounts.
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Read receipts and link tracking
Activity tracking is built into Mailspring so you get notified as soon as contacts read your messages and can follow up appropriately.
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Pro subscription model
To use some features, like contact profiles and link tracking more than a few times a month, you need to pay for a Pro subscription.
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CPU / battery efficient
Mailspring uses a C++ sync engine designed to be as efficient as possible, so you can leave the app running and not see your laptop battery life drain away.
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No addressbook
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Unified inbox
Using a single inbox for all of your email accounts helps you get more done in less time. Mailspring supports every major mail provider—Gmail, iCloud, Office 365, Outlook.com, Yahoo!, and IMAP/SMTP—so you have a single, streamlined command center for all your messages.
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No way to see messages as plain text
And HTML is only optional.
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Snoozing support
You can swipe to archive / snooze messages and specify when you'd like them to resurface in your inbox.
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Does not support Microsoft Exchange
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Unlimited number of accounts
Only in the paid version though.
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Very limited user interface
No way to see the messages as a list, no way to rearrange views.
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No portable windows (.zip) bundle available
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Does not support POP
Just IMAP.
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Does not support multi-user installation (Windows)
But instead installs to the user's home directory.
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UI is sluggish (Windows)
Click and only after a tiny delay (~half second) something happens.
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Mozilla Thunderbird
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Free (as in freedom and beer)
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Development slowed to only focus on stability and security
Mozilla Thunderbird has slowed down its development of features to only focus resources on security and stability.
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Available on Linux, OS X and Windows
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Outdated interface
Thunderbird's interface is very outdated and unpleasant. It feels more like a Windows XP application than like a modern MacOS one.
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Good filtering system
Mozilla Thunderbird offers a flexible filtering system with the ability to set flags and read/unread, as well as sort/assign to new mail directories. There are also numerous plugins available to assist in the filtering.
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Terrible integration with macOS
Simple things - drag/dropping pictures doesn't work, for instance.
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Very reliable
Version after version, Mozilla Thunderbird works as expected.
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Subject lines can (temporarily) disappear from the list
This is sporadic behavior.
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Large assortment of plugins available
Mozilla Thunderbird offers a huge amount of extensions to expand the usability and options of the client.
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Serious bugs
Clicking on a subject line can bring up the wrong email.
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Great flexibility
More options and extended settings than most power users could dream of. Get it working how YOU want.
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Tabs for navigation
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Lightning Calendar and Address Book integration
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Consistent and involving a moderate learning curve
The app design of Mozilla Thunderbird has not changed significantly since its beginning, making its learning curve almost non-existent.
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Send large files easy
Install pCloud plugin for Thunderbird and your files (upto 20 GB free storage included) will be received as download links
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Windows, macOS, Linux
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Sylpheed
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No encrypted mailbox
Likely hasn't been done by anyone since Calypso/Courier back in the 00's.
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Reliable
No issues with stability or stuff going missing.
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Comprehensive settings
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Very very lightweight
It is simple and very lightweight where claws mail added a lot of bloat like themes and plugins slypheed keeps it simple.
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gnus
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Everything is customizable
Yep, really. From Outlook-mode, where Outlook-typical TOFU mails are “repaired”, up to a high-sophisticated scoring and SPAM filtering, footer lines with quotes, rules depending on the recipient, MIME formatting, boxquotes, etc.
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Difficult documentation
Originally a newsgroup reader, so its documentation uses Usenet terminology for everything -- which is confusing.
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It supports IMAP and POP3
… but you can use DavMail to connect to Exchange server via EWS.
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kmail
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Buggy as of 2020
There are many bugs which are hard to track down in kmail, sometimes without any useful logs for troubleshooting. Sometimes the bugs are related to supportive applications like Akonadi, ect.
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Proper kde intergation
Its the only graphical email client which is properly integrated into kde plasma.
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Poor UX
The user experience of kmail is extremely poor comparison to Thunderbird or evolution on Linux.
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Has system tray icon
Good integration with plasma 5
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Buggy related kdepim applications
kmail by itself isn't the only application which is buggy, the many of the kdepim applications are buggy as of spring 2020.
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Supports POP3 and IMAP mailboxes
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No google support
You cant pass google 'Authentication' for the majority of the kdepim applications, The only support which works is via the kde 'online accounts' under 'system settings'. This only supports youtube and google hangouts integration.
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Akonadi
Akonadi needs lot of ram
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Platforms:
Linux, Windows
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KDE Plasma
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Kontact
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Multi-account, multi-identity
Supports both multiple accounts from different servers / services simultaneously (both inbound and sending) as well as multiple identities. Incoming accounts have a default identity and it switches automatically to the correct identity depending on the mail folder you are in.
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Crashes frequently
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Integrated calendaring
The integrated calendaring support means that incoming invitations can be accepted with a click and they get put into your calendar automatically.
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Akonadi
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Supports multiple groupware servers and services
Besides being able to connect to any IMAP, POP3 and SMTP server, you can also connect your Google and Facebook accounts and access Kolab and Tine servers natively.
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Encryption
Fully supports PGP and S-MIME with built-in certificate management. Encrypt, sign and verify emails easily and securely.
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Built-in search
Searching for emails is simple with the search box in the main window which can scan through email bodies, email flags, recipients, etc. Lightening fast in recent versions.
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Plain text and HTML mail editing
Provides support for rich-text (HTML) mail editing, but kindly defaults to plain text. Also supports viewing HTML emails with several security features built-in.
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Contacts, Todos, Notes, Journals, Feeds ....
There are numerous components that come with Kontact that augment the mail experience including contact management, todo lists, note takers and an RSS feed reader, among others.
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Integration with kde plasma
Based on qt, and part of plasma suite, it integrates well with other KDE apps like kwallet, calendar, etc.
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Continuous, active development
Kontact has been actively developed for over a decade, with components such as the mail and calender going back even further. Development continues to this day with an active and responsive open source community made up of both volunteers and paid developers behind it.
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Solid offline IMAP
IMAP support is a strong point for Kontact, with offline mail and sync being transparent and automatic. Read and create mails on the go and everything syncs quickly and reliably when network connectivity is available.
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Spam, scam and adblock features
Supports spam filtering, scam detection and adblock for HTML mails.
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Keyboard friendly
Can be driven almost entirely from the keyboard. Moving an email, for instance, is a simple matter of hitting 'm' and then typing to filter through the list of folders that appears.
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Cross-platform
Works on Linux/BSD (all desktop environments and window managers), Windows and Mac.
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Threading
Has flexible and powerful options, from "traditional" conversation-style threading to organizing by date, by senders and receivers, .... paired with "keep replies in same folder" it is easy to track conversations over time.
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Filtering
Supports client and server-side filtering of mails by subject, recipients, mailing list, body text, etc.
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Very flexible user interface
You can make the Kontact UI look and function how you want. You can re-arrange the main interface, as well as make the list of mails show or hide almost anything you could need.
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Professional support
For enterprise deployments, having commercial support can be a big plus. Companies such as Kolab Systems provide professional support and consulting services for Kontact.
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Hiri
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Dead product
No release in well over a year, no support, and a permanent "never to be repeated" offer. This product is now looking like a con itself.
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Simple and modern UI/UX design
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Not free
You have to subscribe to a paid plan to use it.
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Cannot unsubscribe or cancel service
Cancellation requests go unanswered but the yearly invoices continue to arrive and credit card is charged.
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No POP3 support
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No IMAP support, only for Microsoft Exchange
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Platforms:
Linux, Windows, Mac
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