[orca-list] Pondering a new email client.

[Luke Yelavich <themuso ubuntu com>]

Hi all,
So I am at the point where I feel that its time for a change of mail client. Ever since I switched to Linux 
full-time in 2004, I have used mutt. Now that I recently changed my mail setup from POP3 to imap, and am 
having to manage multiple imap accounts with mutt, I find myself having to use offlineimap and mutt to manage 
multiple accounts in a sane way. Don't get me wrong, I have loved mutt, but I feel like a change, to at least 
try something else for a while, and I can always fall back on mutt if I'm not happy.

NOTE: I am only interested in GUI clients.

My requirements are as follows:
 * Full Orca support.
 * Can handle large mailboxes and still feel responsive.
 * GPG support.
 * IMAP support.
 * Good mailing list support.

I already use evolution for calendaring, and find that a bit sluggish, so I am not sure I want to use 
Evolution for email as well. I've also heard some horrific stories about mail corruption and evolution, as 
well as performance problems. I'll look into thunderbird, but orca + xul based apps still doesn't 
particularly thrill me.

Thanks in advance.

Luke