But outside of Unix no one came up with a standardized mail format. I've got a lot of old email folders back in normal Unix text format, easy enough to copy around. Proprietary file formats, databases, and such. It's a pain in the ass because of how it does things.
I just restored files in Thunderbird for my mom's computer (third time hit by IT scam and she still won't believe that people offering to fix her computer for free are the bad guys). I am mostly on webmail for personal mail. I have thunderbird but don't use it much.
Some of the clients floated by the editors include: Webmail, Airmail 3, Readdle's Spark, Edison Mail, Sparrow, Inbox by Gmail, and MailSpring. And rather than just argue with each other on Slack, we decided to collate our thoughts about the whole "inbox zero" idea and how, for those who adhere to it, that happens. The two camps, and the mindsets behind them, have been a frequent topic of conversation here in the Ars Orbiting HQ. For others, it's a manifestation of an obsessively compulsive mind. Are you a firm believe in the "inbox zero" idea - that is, the approach to email management aimed at keeping the inbox empty, or almost empty, at all times? If you're looking for inspiration, Ars Technica recently published an article highlighting several different email clients used by the editors of the site: Are you the sort of person who needs to read and file every email they get? Or do you delight in seeing an email client icon proudly warning of hundreds or even thousands of unread items? For some, keeping one's email inbox with no unread items is more than just a good idea: it's a way of life, indicating control over the 21st century and its notion of productivity. With Google recently rolling out a big revamp of Gmail to mixed reviews, we would like to know which email client you prefer.