Email software

Rocker

When my PC is returned, it will have very little software other than Windows 10 installed. What email package do you guys suggest I use. Up to now I have a free system, email tray I think it was called, but this had not much in the way of spam management. Thanks for your help guys, much appreciated.

PolarityMan

a browser

fretmeister

I use Gmail mostly

But as a program on the PC I use Mozilla Thunderbird. It's free and seems to work well

chillidoggy

I use yahoo as a personal email, I don't have any issues with it, it's been very good. It's actually better at sorting spam than the all-singing, all-dancing one I use at work, so I've never bothered with a 'proper' email programme.

wave100

Windows 10 has a built in email programme. Never used it though (except to turn off notifications) so I don't know how well it works.

Grunfeld

For Windows 10 you will have to set up an Outlook.com email so you could set that up now. [EDIT: apparently not. But it does steer you in that direction so it can seem as if this is obligatory.]
I did that when I knew I'd have to migrate from 7 to 10.
Got a 10 machine, logged in with the outlook email, then set about dismantling all unnecessary Microsoft and corporate bollocks -- of which there is fecking tons. 
But eventually all's well.
And to answer your question @Rocker -- gmail.

Sporky

I use EMClient and Thunderbird. I have no idea if either supports your email provider.

bingefeller

I use Thunderbird.  

https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/thunderbird/

Roland

A lot of IT people use Thunderbird, and Mozilla's Firefox for their browser. Their arguments are features, compatibility, and security.

RandallFlagg

Apple mail

wave100

Grunfeld said:

For Windows 10 you will have to set up an Outlook.com email so you could set that up now.
I did that when I knew I'd have to migrate from 7 to 10.
Got a 10 machine, logged in with the outlook email, then set about dismantling all unnecessary Microsoft and corporate bollocks -- of which there is fecking tons. 
But eventually all's well.
And to answer your question @Rocker -- gmail.

Mine works for my regular Gmail account.

Flink_Poyd

I use the Windows client to access Gmail which works fine

BigBearKris

RandallFlagg said:

Apple mail

Well done for reading and understanding the OP.

bodhi

Thunderbird.

RandallFlagg

BigBearKris said:

RandallFlagg said:

Apple mail

Well done for reading and understanding the OP.

Thanks. My humor is wasted on you isn't it?

revsorg

I subscribe to an annual Office 365 Home account for £79/yr.  We use Google G Suite for email. It's a robust solution. If I was looking for something free I would use Gmail in the browser. 

victorludorum

Fastmail is good

crunchman

Another Thunderbird user.

The default email program that comes with Win10 is rubbish.

TheBlueWolf

I've used Gmail for years without any hassle.

digitalscream

Thunderbird here - I have 20+ email accounts (historical reasons), 5 of which I use regularly, so using web clients isn't an option. Thunderbird is fast, and handles large amounts of mail very well - I have around 120GB of mail in there, and it's absolutely fine. Takes a few seconds to start up even on SSD, but once it's there it's fine.

TTony

Rocker said:

When my PC is returned, it will have very little software other than Windows 10 installed. What email package do you guys suggest I use. 

I wouldn't make any suggestions until I understood a little more about your requirements.

What email service or services do you use?
Do you want email to be available across a range of devices or just your Win10 PC?
If so, what are those other devices?
Do you use anything alongside email (like a calendar)?