Mac Forum / Applications / Eudora / July 2006

And UB ?

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MoRU is your answer.

Most everybody in OS X has used Spotlight, I imagine, and I was glad to
see such a system enhancement added to the OS. However, sometimes it can
be a little irksome to "discover" what you really want as the results
returned using Spotlight can be numerous and, in the case of having
multiple drives, sometimes overwhelming, or seemingly so.

Anyway, in the August 06 issue of Macworld I saw an app mentioned in one
of the featured articles (about Mac software gems) called MoRU that
really, and I mean really, takes care of Spotlight's shortcomings, at
least as I see them. MoRU does what we all wish Spotlight WOULD do -
give results that we want presented in a clear, easy-to-read interface.
It also does much more than just "Find" things (keep reading).

Rather than try to explain here what I have found that it can do, which
would be rather limited since I've only had it installed a few hours and
not had time to explore it, I'll include the link to the Macworld review
of it (which had been written in an earlier issue - can't believe I
missed it!). It is a very informative article, and I might mention that
MoRU has undergone some updates and revisions since the article making
it even better.

http://tinyurl.com/rdsq7

I'd recommend EVERYONE check that article, if you haven't already read
it and already know about MoRU, and then go ahead and download MoRU -
try it - BUY it. One of the best "FINDS" I've "found". Really.

http://www.windstormsoftware.com/wssw/moru/index.html

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I have to agree with you there. I've been using Eudora since about 1998
myself, on and off. In that time I've tried just about every Mail app
there is for a Mac (I probably miss CyberDog the most). I'm now left
hopping between Mail and Eudora, but I seem to stay with Mail more and
more now.

Eudora is a fantastic tool for sure, but as time passes, it seems that
Eudora is just being left so far behind. As Apple manage to update Mail
over the last few years, I find it harder and harder to consider Eudora
as an alternative.

Mail can filter quite well, and used with the Smart mailboxes is a very
potent tool indeed. For example, I can easily filter incoming messages
to various mailboxes, and use a smart box to view all the unread ones.
When I've read them, they are already filed.

I don't use the threading feature myself, I find it more annoying than
anything else.

Mail can also handle HTMl messages properly too. I know many believe
this to be against the spirit of eMail, but whether we like it or not,
it's here. I get many messages now, from online stores, my bank, and
even iTunes Music Store. All of which I want to receive, and I want to
see them the way *I* want to see them.

If Eudora 7 can at least display a modern eMail properly I shall
certainly consider using it again. Until then Mail has been reliable and
sufficiently functional for me.

Eudora for Windows acts this way.  I have to make sure a filter has an
action of "Skip Rest" for it to stop.

-Andrew

Not for the 6.2.4 beta. I'm well over 2 years past my last payment, and
6.2.4b4 insists that I am paid.

I have found that Qualcomm talks tougher on their licensing model than
they act. I've been using the current Eudora for its entire lifetime as
a commercial product, and I've paid Qualcomm 5 times in 14 years. I paid
for 6.1 in April 2004, and have not had to pay since.

This is far better than getting charged for bugfix upgrades (which is
what the entire 6.2 series is, really) for both customers and Qualcomm.
The customer benefit is obvious, but for Qualcomm it keeps customer
resentment down over things like a year-late release. It also means that
they can predict revenue from major releases better.

I expect that just about everyone will be due to pay by the time 7 gets
released. At this point, the only remaining Eudora users on the Mac who
will be able to run 7 are hardcore mail junkies who can't bear the
switch to Apple Mail, and we are getting desperate.