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Google Email Uploader for Mac available now
The Gmail of a few years ago was quite primitive in comparison to the current incarnation. Still, threading and a nearly-bottomless cup of storage space made it appealing despite early privacy fears. I use Gmail extensively nowadays, complete with a bunch of tweaks, add-ons and lab components. Problem was, all my old email still lived on my "antique" addresses, and worse, I couldn't access those emails within the handy search tool in Gmail. Google Apps came along and while you could now better control email (using your own domain, for example), the same problem existed: your old email didn't migrate to your Google Apps account. Enter the Google Email Uploader for Mac. It's a simple tool allowing you to upload your old mail to your Google Apps account. That's it! Apple Mail, Eudora and Thunderbird all seem to be supported, but note there are some real limits if you have a ton of email. Here's what Google says to keep in mind: Start small. Due to server upload rate limits, the uploader is fast for up to 500 messages, and slow thereafter (1 message per second.) Pick a small subset of your mailboxes when first trying out the uploader. Be patient. Even after uploading completes, the server requires a while to process uploads. Do assign a custom label (this is checked by default.) This lets you effectively "undo" the uploads later by deleting all messages with the label. Deleting the label itself will not delete the mail. If you have many mailboxes in your archives, creating labels for each mailbox probably is not a good idea, as this could create far too many labels.
Mozilla Eudora/Penelope Mail client beta
A while back it was announced that the Eudora mail client was going Open Source and being redone from the ground up using technology from Mozilla Thunderbird on the back end. Now the first beta of Eudora 8, called Penelope, has been released for Mac and Windows. So if you're an old Eudora user with fond memories (or if you're amazingly still using Eudora 7) this is worth checking out. Let us know what you think.The Penelope beta is a free download from Mozilla.[via Daring Fireball]
Qualcomm's Eudora goes free and open source
Qualcomm announced today that in 2007 they will begin releasing their esteemed email client, Eudora, as an open source and free application. The new version will be based on the same platform as Mozilla's Thunderbird and the final commercial versions of Eudora for both Windows (7.1) and Mac (6.2.4), available now at a reduced price of $19.95, will cease being sold once the open source version is out. Technical support for newly registered owners of the discounted commercial version will extend for a 6-month period and include three "incidents", but the company says that existing one-year/six-call support commitments will be honored in their entirety. Additional details can be found in the Eudora Announcement FAQ.Back in the days when I had a job that required using Windows at work I used Eudora exclusively so that I could easily move my mailbox files back and forth between Mac and PC. It's been years since I've personally used it, but recent encounters with Eudora on the Mac were a shock to the system. Always a powerful email client (behold the power of the X-Eudora-Setting), with a vibrant user support community, I was shocked that the interface had barely changed a bit in 10 years! Some might find that endearing but I found it jarring to have that particular UI - Aquafied just enough so that you didn't think you'd mistakenly launched Classic - floating in a sea of otherwise brushed metal goodness. How many of you are currently using Eudora (paid or ad-supported) or plan to give it another shot when it goes open source?
Mail annoyances
Dave at The Consultant has written a short rant regarding what he calls "minor annoyances" in Apple's Mail. First, he misses being able to page down from message to message with the space bar, Eudora-style. He also complains about Mail not warning him of invalid addresses prior to sending.I'll add my own. I've only got two, and they are in fact minor, but they still irk me every time I use Mail. For some inexplicable reason, Command-O will not open a message. Also, I cannot use the arrow keys on my keyboard to move from mailbox to mailbox. It's the little things that drive a person crazy.
