Opera Mail

[gsth]

gsth last edited by

Sorry if I should have started a new query, but I couldn't find a new query option.

I have used Opera for the lat few years, for the last week or so I have been getting an intermittent error message saying "There was a problem initializing Opera mail" despite the fact I don't use Opera Mail, only Opera 12.17 as aweb browser.

I have deleted and reinstalled Opera to no effect.

Is there a setting to turn off the attempts to start Opera Mail?

George Humphries

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by admin

Sorry if I should have started a new query, but I couldn't find a new query option.

See here for example. Click the "Start a new discussion" link with the blue background. It's above the search field. It's looks more like a banner/header than a button you'd click, but that's it.

[gsth]

gsth last edited by

Thank you, new discussion started.

George

[maelcum]

maelcum last edited by

Hi guys,
thanks for all the reply.

I chose the standalone Mail client because I used Opera for a very long time and I used its built-in mail client for years.
Unfortunately I had to ditch the old Opera because more and more pages became sluggish or even non-functional. The 64 bit version of Opera was even less reliable in my experience. I finally switched to a different browser and using two different browsers side by side just to use one's built-in client was not an option.
Opera Mail seemed to be the right choice because it uses the same engine and I hoped the transition will be smooth.
And so it was.
But if it is abandoned by Opera as you guys say I have to find another e-mail client.

Any ideas besides Thunderbird and Outlook?

Thanks in advance,
Imre

[Deleted User]

Deleted User last edited by

Is there an alternative to Opera Mail/M2 other than Thunderbird (and, I don't have Outlook)?

I want a mail client that support POP3 and IMAP, and that same save every message has individual files like Opera/Opera Mail (M2) does (.mbs files).

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

I'm not sure but i think that Opera Mail ua the only one that stores messages in individual files.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

Sylpheed can import and export a message as an mbox file. I think it stores messages in mbox files too. Just don't remember if it's one file per message or if multiple messages are stored in the mbox file like Thunderbird does. But, there are always mbox file splitters you can use.

There's also Claws Mail which is based on the Sylpheed backend.

[crash71]

crash71 last edited by

I switched to PostBox; got two licenses for $13 - installable/useable on any machine you personally use (Mac|Win).
PostBox has conversation-view/threading like Opera-M2/Gmail, and most if-not-all M2 features; it's *actively developed and less buggy/quirky than M2. PostBox appears to be based on FF-core as modified Firefox/Thunderbird extensions can be installed :: Enigmail (PGP), GoogleCalendar, etc.

(*) M2 development is dead, has it even been updated since it's original stand-alone release? The certificate signing is from June 2013, so at least 16 months now.

[ricksper]

ricksper last edited by

For the last 2 weeks or so, OM has failed to send (smtp) or receive (imap) mail from or to my Gmail account. I have confirmed the suggested client settings and it was working well for a very long time. It just suddenly stopped. Any insight?

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

^^ Would be best to post that question in a new thread.