Existing users, 
Well I gave GyazMail 1.5 a brief try. Not bad, but it has problems that will prevent me from using it now. These are all apparent, since I only used it for a day. I use Eudora, so everything is compared to Eudora.
1. Most important since I am on slow dialup - it has no way to limit the amount of a message downloaded. EG, in Eudora and most other email programs, I can download the 1st 10 kb only to see if I want something. They are removed from the server when trashed. This limits spam download time and large attached files can by saved for when I go to work where I have DSL. I see no way to download headers only.
This alone nixes GyazMail for me.
2. I could only open 1 mail window at a time. I could not, eg, open 5 emails in their own windows, so I can easily quote from multiple sources in one reply.
3. Mailboxes are Account specific. With 12 different accounts I check, this becomes redundant and a hassle. Each account has its own Inbox and Trash etc... And, creating a new Folder goes into the In box by default. I could not get an OS X folder outside of any Account Folder.
4. The way mail is stored is OK, but not as nice as Eudora, which stores mailboxes as the mailbox name, each mailbox one long text file. GyazMail stores as POPaccount0->Folder 0, Folder 1 etc and the mail each email as a cryptic file without a kind named 1168219630.1322_0, .... They are plain text though, so Spotlight could help locate info. It appears tht one could Synch mails on different computers by synching the GyazMail Folder in Applic Support.
5. One has to use a 3rd party
I did not try filters (rules) which look like they work like most 'modern' email programs, since I will be deleting this program.
Bill
GyazMail
Cocoa email client.
Version: 1.5.9
GyazMail will not Replace Eudora Yet
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: bill5011 Monday, January 08 2007 @ 07:56 AM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: NO
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Comments
GyazMail will not Replace Eudora Yet - D9C9
I have replaced Eudora with Gyaz Mail.The only problem I have with it compared to Eudora is searching it's not as fast and easy but I find so many things are.
As stated by another is you can open multiple message windows.
It is also easy to put folders where ever you want them not just in particular accounts just drag them.
Gyaz Mails integration with address book is invaluable and worth it's price alone. Also it's the one Email program that has labels.
Saturday, January 20 2007 @ 12:32 PM PST
GyazMail will not Replace Eudora Yet - xiamenese
1 For each of your accounts, you can set up a direct link to the server and then use the 'Update server' command which will give you a list of the mails waiting on the server. You can then delete them on the server, simply download or download and delete.2 You can create a "local" account on your hard drive and create the folder structure you want in that account; then use rules to move the mails into the appropriate folders as they are downloaded.
3 GyazMail also includes a filtering system, so that you can filter spam mails from known sources directly on the server without them being downloaded at all.
4 Double click on any message and it opens in its own window.
5 SpamSieve may be third party and cost a minimal amount but it is extremely good and worth every penny.
5 The only point I agree with is that the naming of the accounts on disk is not so intuitive, and the numbering of individual emails is arcane.
I used to use Eudora and tried it again after I had started using GyazMail ... while it was still in original beta ... there's no way whatsoever I would go back to Eudora. I don't bother with Apple Mail either, even though GyazMail only lets you write in plain text.
The absolute lifesaver for me is the ability to check the server directly when I periodically receive a mail that blocks downloads.
Mark
Saturday, January 20 2007 @ 04:16 AM PST
GyazMail will not Replace Eudora Yet - xiamenese
1 For each of your accounts, you can set up a direct link to the server and then use the 'Update server' command which will give you a list of the mails waiting on the server. You can then delete them on the server, simply download or download and delete.2 You can create a "local" account on your hard drive and create the folder structure you want in that account; then use rules to move the mails into the appropriate folders as they are downloaded.
3 GyazMail also includes a filtering system, so that you can filter spam mails from known sources directly on the server without them being downloaded at all.
4 Double click on any message and it opens in its own window.
5 SpamSieve may be third party and cost a minimal amount but it is extremely good and worth every penny.
5 The only point I agree with is that the naming of the accounts on disk is not so intuitive, and the numbering of individual emails is arcane.
I used to use Eudora and tried it again after I had started using GyazMail ... while it was still in original beta ... there's no way whatsoever I would go back to Eudora. I don't bother with Apple Mail either, even though GyazMail only lets you write in plain text.
The absolute lifesaver for me is the ability to check the server directly when I periodically receive a mail that blocks downloads.
Mark
Saturday, January 20 2007 @ 04:21 AM PST
GyazMail will not Replace Eudora Yet - davebarnes
"Mailboxes are Account specific. With 12 different accounts I check, this becomes redundant and a hassle..."I agree. I played with GyazMail and noticed this feature immediately. Very frustrating for a 10+ year Eudora user.
Saturday, January 20 2007 @ 12:21 PM PST
GyazMail will not Replace Eudora Yet - davebarnes
"Mailboxes are Account specific. With 12 different accounts I check, this becomes redundant and a hassle..."I agree. I played with GyazMail and noticed this feature immediately. Very frustrating for a 10+ year Eudora user.
Saturday, January 20 2007 @ 12:23 PM PST
GyazMail will not Replace Eudora Yet - sherman1
Issue #1: true, although the filters offer a partial way around loading entire messages. We can forgive the developer for not attending to what must by now be a tiny minority of users who still live on slow dialup connection.Issue #2: this works for me. I can open multiple messages each in their own window.
Issue #3: true, but some might consider this an advantage. New mailboxes are NOT created by default in Inbox, they're created wherever you want. You do have to position the selection where you want the new mailbox to go prior to creating it though. User error on your part.
Issue #4: I agree, I wish the mailboxes had human readable names.
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