No, the desktop email client is not dead yet. In fact, it’s more alive than ever. But most don’t impress me. That is, Postbox has finally.delivered. (pun intended)
Pros:
- Customizable UI (as shown in screenshot)
- Flexible search
- Nice object search (attachments, images, link, contacts)
- Tabbed
- GTD integrated
- Thunderbird based
Cons:
- Ugly in Windows Classic (yellow toolbars)
- Buggy UI (e.g.: double-click results in a blank tab)
- No junk folder (though junk removal is supported)
- No easy setup of Hotmail (had to do manual POP3 setup)
- Crashy newsgroups
- No extensions or themes
- Lack of “see only read mode”
What? I like it. The pros outwiegh the con, in mass. If you’re still using outlook express, ditch and switch. 4 out 5.
