I tried Thunderbird but it’s got a lot going for it. I just want something simple and minimal

Preferably a native app rather than something built with electron

I use Arch Linux

  • @words_number
    9•11 months ago

    The upcoming (recently released) thunderbird version might be what you’re looking for! It’s not yet in most official repos though.

    • Balssh
      3•11 months ago

      He said he’s using Arch so it should be available. I got it on my EndeavourOS and I’m really satisfied.

      • @words_number
        -7•11 months ago

        Oh I missed that he’s using arch. In that case, he can install it from AUR, possibly building it himself, followed by only a few hours of troubleshooting what broke in his system after doing that :-P

        • Lexi Sneptaur
          5•11 months ago

          What are you talking about? It’s trivial to install a new app. One command, no reboot. sudo pacman -S thunderbird literally effortless.

          • @[email protected]
            1•11 months ago

            Yup. Because it’s in the main repos. Though with all the hype around it, I felt kinda disappointed with it. For me, it didnt follow the typical 3 column layout, and opened the actual email under the list of emails, rather than next to it.

    • @[email protected]
      2•11 months ago

      I really like thunderbird so far, thank you for the suggestion, is there a way to get email notifications even while the client is closed tho? seems like I only get notifications if I keep it perma open.

      • @words_number
        1•11 months ago

        I usually just keep it open on another desktop. But if you really want a tray icon, there are utilities that allow sending arbitrary programs to the system tray. I havent used it for a long time, but I remember using kdocker successfully in the past.

    • ScotinDub
      1•11 months ago

      How is it? I was put off the last time I tried it due to the fact that it didn’t seem to run in the background. Also wasn’t great with office365 (which I have to use due to work)…

      • @[email protected]English
        3•11 months ago

        I’m using Thunderbird for my outlook.office365.com email account which is managed by employer. It works perfect.

        1. Set server name to outlook.office365.com and Authentication method to OAuth2
        2. Thunderbird will give you a pop-up window, which let you fill in the username and password
        3. My account requires DUO, and it worked smoothly too.

        However, it’s also possible that your administrator has different server settings, denying the access of Thunderbird.

        TLDR, I think it worth a try

      • 🇪🇺 Yet Another Owl 🕊️
        1•11 months ago

        @ScotinDub @words_number

        I do not know what the default MS mailer looks like or even if my answer is relevant, as you may already know this piece of software.

        If one looks for a mail app mimicking MsWin, I remember there is (was?) one called Evolution that looks like the old Outlook