LinuxPlanet: Connecting with GNOME Mail Clients

[ Thanks to Kevin
Reichard for this link. ]

“When the GNOME project began to take shape, the de facto mail
client for the new environment was Balsa. Over time, GNOME’s
developers announced a new mail framework (Camel), and Balsa’s
development seemed to slow. Several other projects have since taken
shape, offering a variety of mail clients ranging from the rather
simple to at least one commercial effort that offers Microsoft
Outlook-like features right down to the calendar. A quick look at
the GNOME Software Map’s mail client list shows fifteen projects
under development.”

“Miguel de Icaza hasn’t been sleeping, either. His new company,
Helix Code, in addition to providing a top-notch binary release of
GNOME, is also hard at work on the mail and scheduling program
Evolution, a clear run at the corporate messaging environment.”

“We took a look at several of the available clients and
found a good diversity of features and simplicity. Though all are
still under development, each shows promise and a few offer
enticing extras.”

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