On 9/22/22 07:46, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2022-09-22 14:22, Darryl Gregorash wrote:
On 2022-09-22 04:36, Carlos E. R. wrote:
You might want to try a fork of Thunderbird, Betterbird.
https://www.meneame.net/story/betterbird-cliente-correo-open-source-gratuito...
Would you be able to provide a link that gives a traduccion al ingles, for los que no hablamos español?
(Thank Dawg for Google Translate :D )
Sorry, you will have to use Google Translate :-)
That will be:
(the comments say things that the article doesn't, including criticism)
The article:
I can paste the translation done by DeepL
*Betterbird is a free open-source email client that allows you to add and unify as many accounts as you want: here's how it works*
21 September 2022 antonio-vallejo Antonio Vallejo
Thunderbird is an email client that has been with us for almost 20 years. Released in 2003, even today there are still many users who rely on this legendary client. However, the Mozilla foundation has been passing the project from hand to hand, until in 2020 it found a new home under a subsidiary of the foundation itself. This did not please many users, who have seen the client being updated less and less.
Jörg Knobloch was a regular contributor to Thunderbird, and helped maintain the project through various updates. However, after some disagreements, he founded his own project, known as Betterbird. This client aims to fix all the bugs in Thunderbird, as well as offering new features.
A Thunderbird fork with multiple improvements
Betterbird is simply a fork of Thunderbird with modifications that, according to the project, improve the user experience. It is frequently updated based on Thunderbird ESR updates, so it also has the relevant security updates. The client is compatible with Windows, Linux and Mac.
The differences between Betterbird and Thunderbird are quite clear. For starters, Betterbird has a 'multi-line' view in the style of Outlook, Lotus Notes and Postbox. It also has a sophisticated search term system, with numerous filters to find the mail you are looking for. Other outstanding improvements are the possibility of opening messages by ID without finding messages that you have opened before and that the system detects that you have not done so, or the possibility of sending messages in plain text or HTML. You can see all its differences through this link (<https://www.betterbird.eu/index.html#featuretable>)
Its client is very customizable and with multiple views to not miss anything.
Its configuration is identical to Thunderbird. Once you add your email address and password, the system will download all the messages in your inbox. Opening the application for the first time can be a bit tedious, especially if we have several email accounts, as we will have to wait for the messages to synchronize. However, once the configuration is finished, it goes smoothly. In addition, we can add as many email accounts as we want and unify their inboxes in the same folder.
In a single view we can see our inbox, folders, calendar and a page dedicated to the mail we have opened. In addition, the fact of being able to navigate through tabs makes your experience very comfortable.
Betterbird also has a system to analyze the messages we receive and notify us if they may be fraudulent. In this way, browsing will be even safer. In addition, there is also an option in the settings to allow antivirus to quarantine messages individually.
As for customization, we have a whole library of extensions and themes to add to Betterbird. The client relies on Thunderbird in this regard, as all plugins belong to Thunderbird and are also compatible with this fork.
In short, if you want a versatile mail client, fully customizable, and without limitations, Betterbird is a very good alternative. In addition, it can be combined with Thunderbird updates, since it is a fork of Thunderbird, they are also compatible.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
SO, what does Betterbird do that Thunderbird doesn't do? I read the translation and didn't see anything different than my Thunderbird does for me. I have had calendar in the past. Didn't need it so got rid of it. Tabs, gottem. Spam filters, gottem. Configuration, couldn't be simpler. Multiple accounts, gottem. Search function, got it [ never used it - never needed it ]. Customizable - still uses Thunderbird addons. Sounds like someone got their nickers in knot because the Thunderbird devs wouldn't do what he wanted and copied it over with a new name. -- "There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and cartridge. Please use in that order."