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A good e-mail client for linux? in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] janbaumy@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That‘s not how it works. The mails are not stored on BetterBird servers (there are none). Your mails are stored on your E-Mail providers server (like Gmail) and downloaded to your local client via IMAP or POP3.

The developer of BetterBird does not have access to any of that.

A good e-mail client for linux? in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] janbaumy@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I second this! It seems to have more features than Thunderbird while being just a fifth of the file size.

I can‘t confirm this, but I have read elsewhere that Thunderbird is a bit bloated.

What's something that's seen as Obsolete, but isn't? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] janbaumy@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

100% „der Projektor“. Bildwerfer makes sense as well, but I have never heard anyone use that word before.

It actually reminds me of the German version of me_irl (ich_iel) where they try to use German words exclusively even if it sounds completely silly.

What's something that's seen as Obsolete, but isn't? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] janbaumy@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Fax machines and overhead projectors, if you live in Germany. Basically every office here still has a (frequently used) Fax machine and all schools still use overhead projectors.

It was actually quite a shock to me when my University retired their projectors in 2023. They sent an email to each and every student as a warning. Life‘s crazy here.