It works better for searching, it works offline, catch-all addresses just work with correct from address when replying, backup and archiving, can move mails from box to box without sending.
I also use roundcube, but only to read mails. If I want to reply to a catch-all mail I have to create an alias which is super tedious.
catch-all addresses just work with correct from address when replying
What do you mean by this? I’d like to be able to reply from a website@mydomain.com automatically.
For me Thunderbird makes me create an alias in order to reply to my catch all (*@mydomain.com). Did you have to configure something specifically?
I click on my “From” address and then select “Customize From Address…”. I can then type anything I want up there. It’s a little annoying when replying to an email chain with an alias, but not too many steps.
This is built into Thunderbird for a while now.
https://i.imgur.com/065RFJJ.png
- Go to
Account Settings - Enable
Reply from this identity when delivery headers match - Enter your domain prefixed by a wildcard (
*), for example*.com - Close/confirm all your changes
- Open an email that was sent to one of your catch-all addresses and click the reply button.
- The FROM field should be the catch-all address and not your general address.
I have email addresses under Outlook (old personal account), Gmail (study provided email), Exchange (work) and Proton (main personal account). I also actively use the calendar feature in my client, which is sync’d up to my Nextcloud instance.
Just having it all under Thunderbird is so convenient and it feels more private. It’s also an entirely consistent UI between accounts