PowerMail

You will discover shortcomings, such as printing of e-mail messages: There is no way to change the default settings. Creating HTML messages with inline pictures: Not working. Encryption: No integration/plugin for GNUPG, no MIME support. If you need support, they won't reply. Then, if you ever want to change the e-mail client: So far there is none that can import PowerMail mail database. There seem to be a lot of people with more problems. I am playing now with PostBox to see, if it can replace my PowerMail.

@Pirx You say "Then, if you ever want to change the e-mail client: So far there is none that can import PowerMail mail database." Please see menu bar > File > Database > Export. There you can export the database or selected folders or messages to many formats. PowerMail has more export options than any other mail client I know.

@oldmiller:Good idea and yes, I know. As a whoole you can only export as PowerMail database, all other options greyed out. Only if you export folder by folder, then you have choices. Folder by folder export/import promises to be a nightmare.

@Pirx, you don't have to export "folder by folder", select as many folders you want and PowerMail will export them all at once in one process.

You say "You will discover shortcomings, such as printing of e-mail messages: There is no way to change the default settings. Creating HTML messages with inline pictures: Not working. Encryption: No integration/plugin for GNUPG, no MIME support." IMHO, it's a matter of how you use the tools you have and what for. For example, I don't like HTML messages and, therefore, it's exactly what I want. I neither use e-mail to send attachments (I provide links instead in a "Filemail"). But certainly, It would be very good to have the possibility of using encryption. As I said, it's perfect for me at work, where I have to deal with thousands of serious e-mails. I also use it at home as my prime client, except for my .mac account, where I use Gyazmail, but there is no comparison in the amount of e-mails I receive there: much less. On the other hand, regarding backing-up, I personally have not had any trouble. The main difference (and very important to me!) is that the attachments are not contained in the database, and this is very good! Why? Because every time I receive an e-mail with attachments I simply move it (not copy nor save as) to a desire place where all the related documents of the project rest. When I do a back-up, I never have duplicated files. I have saved a lot of space in hard drive thanks to this excellent approach (which I haven't seen yet in another client). I hope this would be useful. This is a professional mail client, and I really hope it will continue developing in that line. I've been using e-mail clients since the middle 1990's, and this is the best I've found.

Francisco Medina Espinosa, How does it matter that one doesn't want author HTML messages but one still get them? Granted, PowerMail does its best, but I finally found PM 5 to not be good enough and moved on. Moving on and exporting messages is dead simple, Pirx! Don't spread disinfo based on your ignorance. I use 5 accounts in Apple Mail now and I haven't looked back once. I have no issues and can focus on my messages. Sometimes, I send simple RTF-messages with bold text. Thia is OK for me, because I'm not religious about it, as is some PowerMail users. I find that unsightly. The internet moves on and evolves. Get used to it.