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[JackRessel12sd]

I've been with Sparrow since 1.0 and never looked back. Lion Mail is just too little, too late compared to this app.

[Maddhaus]

<mw:no-troll>Please forgive my squirrelly ignorance, but is there a compelling reason to pay for this app when Apple Mail comes bundled with the Mac OS?

Don't get me wrong; I enjoyed reading the article, but I would appreciate a bit of illumination regarding what this app does that makes it worth $9.99 when Mail is already on your Mac. I checked out some of the reviews at the App Store link, but they didn't really touch on specific merits aside from the usual "it's so easy to use" accolades.</mw:no-troll>

[Hurley42]

Maddhaus, on 11 August 2011 - 07:03 AM, said:

<mw:no-troll>Please forgive my squirrelly ignorance, but is there a compelling reason to pay for this app when Apple Mail comes bundled with the Mac OS?

Don't get me wrong; I enjoyed reading the article, but I would appreciate a bit of illumination regarding what this app does that makes it worth $9.99 when Mail is already on your Mac. I checked out some of the reviews at the App Store link, but they didn't really touch on specific merits aside from the usual "it's so easy to use" accolades.</mw:no-troll>

Download it from the developer's website. Forget the CrappStore. You can get a free ad-supported version on the developer's website to see if it is worth $10 to you.

[tobefirst]

Hurley42, on 11 August 2011 - 07:35 AM, said:

Download it from the developer's website. Forget the CrappStore. You can get a free ad-supported version on the developer's website to see if it is worth $10 to you.

You can also find the free, ad-supported version on that same store you're disparaging. Link

This post has been edited by tobefirst: 11 August 2011 - 07:41 AM

[doogald]

Maddhaus, on 11 August 2011 - 07:03 AM, said:

<mw:no-troll>Please forgive my squirrelly ignorance, but is there a compelling reason to pay for this app when Apple Mail comes bundled with the Mac OS?

Don't get me wrong; I enjoyed reading the article, but I would appreciate a bit of illumination regarding what this app does that makes it worth $9.99 when Mail is already on your Mac. I checked out some of the reviews at the App Store link, but they didn't really touch on specific merits aside from the usual "it's so easy to use" accolades.</mw:no-troll>

My favorite reason is that it is so gmail-like. Since I use gmail as my primary mail, Sparrow allows me to use the same keyboard commands that I use on the web app, when I use it. It also archives mail properly (by keeping the mail in All Mail rather than create an IMAP folder called "Archive"), and supports easy (and multiple) label assignment (Mail.app isn't designed to think in terms of a message quickly being copied to multiple mail folders at once).

If I miss anything at all, it's data detectors, for quickly making iCal events from the text of messages. But the truth is that I can always fire up Mail.app the few times that I need to do something like that.

[gajones]

it's a nice app, but RAM usage can get fairly horrendous when running multiple large mailboxes.

[frd750]

doogald, on 11 August 2011 - 02:20 PM, said:

Maddhaus, on 11 August 2011 - 07:03 AM, said:

<mw:no-troll>Please forgive my squirrelly ignorance, but is there a compelling reason to pay for this app when Apple Mail comes bundled with the Mac OS?

Don't get me wrong; I enjoyed reading the article, but I would appreciate a bit of illumination regarding what this app does that makes it worth $9.99 when Mail is already on your Mac. I checked out some of the reviews at the App Store link, but they didn't really touch on specific merits aside from the usual "it's so easy to use" accolades.</mw:no-troll>

My favorite reason is that it is so gmail-like. Since I use gmail as my primary mail, Sparrow allows me to use the same keyboard commands that I use on the web app, when I use it. It also archives mail properly (by keeping the mail in All Mail rather than create an IMAP folder called "Archive"), and supports easy (and multiple) label assignment (Mail.app isn't designed to think in terms of a message quickly being copied to multiple mail folders at once).

If I miss anything at all, it's data detectors, for quickly making iCal events from the text of messages. But the truth is that I can always fire up Mail.app the few times that I need to do something like that.

One thing it has done for me is NOT LOSE my passwords, which Mail.app did at least twice a month. When, and if, I install Lion, sparrow will continue to be my mail app.

[NCAMILO]

Tried it 3 separate times. Found it buggy and not that useful compared with Mail.

[Fixx]

Is there any similar mail client for Windows? (for my significant other who cannot afford mac..)

[Maddhaus]

Hey folks, just wanted to thank everyone for the replies. I'm new to the site and was a little worried that admitting to my own ignorance would subject me to the usual vagaries of internet interactions.

It's certainly refreshing to see such friendly and helpful folks online. Cheers!

[megarafa]

I remember trying it for a while, and even though it was a great app, I ended up uninstalling it. At the time I was using 2 gmail accounts on it, and I noticed that the app's cache file was over 20gb. I'm no expert on this, but I'd rather continue using gmail (web).

Anyone know if they found a workaround to this problem?

[rafalski]

I bought Sparrow, use it and curse it every day. It is a great piece of software with good usability but I don't understand the insistence of the authors not to fix a security flaw reported to them by many users long time ago, even during beta period.

What is the security hole? Most email clients these days offer blocking of images and other content linked in HTML emails. The reason for this is, those images are often used as email receipts by spammers. Spam email images usually have unique tracking IDs, which, if image is loaded, inform the spammer that the email was received, thus confirming the address as "live email, good to be spammed". Result: more spam.

Gmail blocks HTML images by default, kindly asking if you want to see them (Display images? / Always display images from this address?).

Even Outlook Express, once notorious for the lack of image blocking features, has had it for a long time now: "Block images and other external content in HTML messages". Check.

I just don't understand why Sparrow's authors keep adding fluff like social media connectivity while ignoring requests to close such a basic security hole. I hope they get to it eventually, but my trust in this program being secure in the future, e.g. should any exploits emerge, is barely there.

When I upgrade to Lion, I am sure to use the new Mail.app, at least until Sparrow is fixed.

[rickbennett0rmp]

Mail.app in Snow Leopard was slow and clumsy. I haven't upgraded to Lion yet so haven't tried out the new Mail.app...but I don't plan on it. Sparrow is everything I want in a mail app, plus more. I have three accounts in it: gmail, google apps from my Univ., and work IMAP acct. All sync'd perfectly and didn't take hours to import. To boot, Sparrow is the only app I've seen which supports aliases in Gmail, which for me makes it the only way to use my Univ. account.

Facebook integration, labels, gestures (on a Magic Mouse too, btw; not just trackpads), aliases, IMAP, slick UI, fast, and great support. What else could you ask for?

Personally, I'd like to see better search features (multi-field would be awesome), and iCal integration. I love Sparrow and don't plan on launching Mail.app anytime soon.