Hi Randall,
Thunderbird does exactly what it's supposed to do, I suppose, if what it's supposed to do is rather minimal.
... well, first, thanks for giving the long list of features. I admit I didn't try KMail out for a few years. Back then it hat the very basic problem that it tended to lose all stored mails now and then. I assume this problem has been addressed quite some time ago already but that was definitely the reason not to use it back then. Also yes, I have a rather limited need on what to do with a mail tool. Sending and receiving mails is what I need. I started with Netscape as my browser in the early years. Then, after Mozilla showed up, I switched to the Mozilla suite, ie. browser, mail and news in one program. Then, after Mozilla split into Firefox and Thunderbird, I only used Firefox, bought a Mac and used Apple Mail there. I still have my Mac, love it and use it as my main computer. Installing 10.1 finally on my old trusty Acer laptop brought me back to Firefox and (because I already knew it) Thunderbird. I like this program. As I said, it does what it's supposed to do for me. I have very basic requirements and Thunderbird meets them and offers a lot of features I never use. I could in fact happily do with pine. But in times of graphical user interfaces I also allow myself the luxury of a GUI mail tool, so there. ;-) I'm impressed how Kmail seems to have grown during recent years but I don't need all these features. Thanks very uch for the eloquent description anyway. :-) -- cul8er Paul paul.foerster@gmx.net