[Sigia-l] Mac mail packages

[Gino Zahnd]

I think the more interesting topic here than the Mac mail issue lies  
around the following user desire:

"...the sort where I can customise EVERYTHING and am not forced to do  
it the way someone else has decided is best?"

Amanda's wish really uncovers something that we all seem to struggle  
with, and very much flies in the face of say, the philosophy of the  
latest 37 Signals "book".  At what point do we stop feature bloat in  
the name of customization, and make concrete decisions and take  
responsibility for the products that we design? Personally, I don't  
like to always have to think about the products I use. I just want  
them to work. That isn't always the case, but more often than not it  
is the case.

Amanda, I wish you the best in finding some other option.  :-)

This is also funny to me because I am currently working on a little  
feature on the Push Button For site called "Why Can't I?"

Cheers,
Gino Zahnd

http://www.pushbuttonfor.org
http://chicogino.blogspot.com



On Apr 5, 2006, at 6:43 PM, A.F. Cossham wrote:

> Somewhat OT - sorry, but beg list's indulgence. Replies could come  
> just to me, and I'll summarise if anyone else is interested
>
> I have a Mac with OSX, and have just migrated mail from Outlook  
> Express on 9 to Mail on X. I do NOT like Mail! It's too slick, not  
> flexible enough, and won't let me do what I want.
> I have also just loaded MSOffice for Mac, complete with Entourage.  
> Don't much like Entourage either.
>
> So, what other options are there for excellent mail software  
> running on X - the sort where I can customise EVERYTHING and am not  
> forced to do it the way someone else has decided is best?
>