Best free email client

For the moment, I need a really powerful, yet free, email client. Has anyone got any ideas?

I will eventually pay for one, and get one that lets you easily control from iPhones etc via apps, however I'm on a tight budget at the moment, therefore need to find a free one.

Thank you,
Ryan
 

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I've already downloaded this. Like most email clients I suppose, it takes time to get used too. But I just found it a bit complicated?

If you want a powerful email client, I'm afraid these tend to be more complicated than basic email clients.

Maybe (as stugster has mentioned) Gmail is good for your requirements? (Google Apps for your Domain)
 
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I will eventually pay for one, and get one that lets you easily control from iPhones etc via apps, however I'm on a tight budget at the moment, therefore need to find a free one.

Are you misunderstanding what an email client is?

I think you mean an email service, and one that can be accessed both from a PC and a mobile device. As suggested Gmail is free, provided you have no objection to storing your business data with Google.
 
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Hwo many of you successfully sync your Thunderbird calendars/contacts with your Android/iPhones/BlackBerry's?

I use this add-on to sync between Thunderbird > Google > Android

Essentially your Google calendar is 'home' the and all others update and sync/to and from that.

It works as you would expect with a change made anywhere appearing on all devices/machines etc.
 
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I find the setting up an account with Mozilla Thunderbird the hard part. It says my details are wrong, despite them being exactly the same as Windows Mail settings.

Make sure its not automatically using IMAP as your server type. I know the last version of Thunderbird I setup had an issue with the 'auto' setup wizard.

It's a known issue so google it. Essentially you may need to manually set your server type to pop3/smtp.
 
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Make sure its not automatically using IMAP as your server type. I know the last version of Thunderbird I setup had an issue with the 'auto' setup wizard.

It's a known issue so google it. Essentially you may need to manually set your server type to pop3/smtp.

Surely if the guy's wanting to be able to pick up the email from other clients, he'd be better off with IMAP?
 
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Make sure its not automatically using IMAP as your server type. I know the last version of Thunderbird I setup had an issue with the 'auto' setup wizard.

It's a known issue so google it. Essentially you may need to manually set your server type to pop3/smtp.

I'd stay as far away from POP3 as possible if I were you.

Plus the latest version Thunderbird works great with the auto wizard and IMAP. I know because I set it up on Saturday on one of my computers.
 
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Hwo many of you successfully sync your Thunderbird calendars/contacts with your Android/iPhones/BlackBerry's?

If you don't want to put all your eggs in Google's basket, there is a promising project here.

Integration with Thunderbird and mobile devices is pretty well complete. The Outlook connector is at the alpha stage.
 
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