[Kde-pim] FYI. KMail fails utterly in mail clients comparison

[Andras Mantia]

Thomas Koch wrote:

> In a review of Evolution, Thunderbird, KMail, Claws Mail and Zimbra the
> verdict about KMail is: "avoid at all costs. What a nightmare."
> 
> http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/best-linux-email-
client-5-
> reviewed-and-rated-1041236
> 
> I'm sorry, but I can't say much positive about KMail either and am looking
> for a replacement since some time.

Partly right, partly wrong, plus some issues with the version they used 
(openSUSE 11.4 + KMail 4.7 used sqlite) or the tests they were using (large 
mbox file). It is also not clear if it was 4.7.0 or 4.7.2 as in KMail's case 
this matters a lot.

 It has some strange statements, like "KMail can determine what 
authentication options are supported, but only after you point it to the 
IMAP server. " (how should it guess without knowing the server?), or "You 
can encrypt messages when sending emails but only if you already have 
encryption keys on your system." (how could you do it otherwise?).

Conclusion: people are not happy with KMail2, and we have to improve it. We 
can't do anything else.

Andras
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