[Users] possibly switching to claws

[Josh L]

Hi all:

Thanks for some of the thoughts put forth in the thread.

for what it's worth, using this page (which is how I came across
Claws) 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_email_clients#Operating_system_support

I sorted the wikipedia table by which ones supposedly would
operate in Linux, MacOS and Windows.  Then today I decided to
make some notes in a spreadsheet as to which ones I thought
might best suit my needs.  The net result for now:

Main candidates left:
>Claws Mail
>i.Scribe / InScribe
>Mozilla Thunderbird
>Trojitá
>Hiri
>SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups

Not completely ruled out:
>Alpine
>Mailpile
>Sylpheed
>Mulberry

more improbable, but not completely ruled out:
>GroupWise
>IBM Lotus Notes (HCL?) 





On Tue, 15 Oct 2019 22:02:28 -0700, Josh L <Josh at jlaz.com> you
wrote:

>Hi - I've been using forte agent for a long time, but it seems
>like they're moving away from supporting further development.
>Can anyone here speak to the pros and cons of switching to
>Claws?  It has a lot of the things I'm looking for, including:
>
>Cross-platform
>Usenet
>Stability/It seems like it's been around for awhile.
>Calendar
>
>Is there a way to gauge if it will continue to be supported for
>many years to come?  That part is kind of important, as
>migrating to it from my present reader is going to take some
>doing, and I'd rather not do it again.
>
>Another thing I'd like to get a sense of is backup and nuances,
>and anything to watch out for (such as scenarios that can result
>in corrupt files or folders).
>
>Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this.
>
>jl