Existing users, 
I really wanted to like this application. However:
• Only some configuration options are in the logical and standard place, Mailsmith->Preferences. Took me a while to find where account preferences are kept. (The completely arbitrary and needlessly separate Windows->Accounts.)
• Options within the preferences window are an unnavigable mess. (Why is there a "Sending" item but not a "Receiving" one? Why are "Editor Defaults" and "Text Editing" two separate items, and how would a reasonable person know what to expect in each? Or "Mail Display" and "Text Colors"?)
• The former problem is exacerbated by the lack of Spotlight support.
• Speaking of text colors, why can I customize them only for individual-message display but not mailbox text display? (I tried selecting Text->Fonts & Tabs. Which does... absolutely nothing. Nice touch.)
• Speaking of mailbox display, why can I not remove or drag completely closed the list of mailboxes in the main window? I'll open up a window for every mailbox I want to see, thankyouverymuch, but I refuse to sacrifice 15% of each of those windows to showing me a list about which I don't care.
• Configuration dialogs are incredibly small and unresizable, filled with unusually small text that appears to ignore standard system font settings. (This, along with the lack of standard keybindings in text fields, are probably symptomatic of this being a Carbon application. About that transitional API, guys... it's about time to transition.)
• Lastly... performance. I keep about thirty thousand messages in my inbox, with which other civilized mail clients have no difficulty. Mailsmith got through transferring less than a third of those the first time before its process grew to over two gigs of memory and I simply gave up and killed it.
Mailsmith
Email client with filtering, searching, scripting tools.
Version: 2.2.3
Riddled with UI issues
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: onan Wednesday, October 26 2005 @ 03:05 PM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: NO
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Comments
Riddled with UI issues - RAngol
Should have pointed out the developer's link provided above. This is not your average watered down email app. Power user"s only? I think not. Mediocre UI, most definitely, but look at the trade offs. Linux friend cussing you out due to line length or assorted other features, integration with BBEdit and PGP, inclusion of SpamSieve, et al still make this a good buy IMHO. I considered the purchase of this app long and hard. I use an email client too frequently and need the additional features available. It may not be everyone's preferred email app but it's mine. A casual test will, however, often result in a quick turnoff or ditto if additional features are not available. Lack of UMAP support remains the only real issue. Use PGP if you have security issues as it's fully integrated. I don't and I don't.Sunday, January 08 2006 @ 12:50 PM PST
Riddled with UI issues - RAngol
Good comments but I think the power of filtering, GREP, et al are worth the UI hurdles which aren't that great. Anyone using email normally uses it a good deal of time and this app is worth more than a shakedown cruise IMHO.Reply to This
Sunday, January 08 2006 @ 12:34 PM PST