Gmail Question

Describing the Gmail method of organizing your kept emails as somehow like a folder is a little misleading. All your emails that you have not deleted are on the server as one entity. Click on the All Mail label on the left side of the Gmail window and you will see them all. If you look at all your emails in the All Mail folder, you will see what label(s) if any are associated with each email at the very left of its entry.

So when you click on a label on the left side of the window, Gmail simply displays those emails that have that label. When you are looking at the list of emails with a particular label, if it is tagged with any other labels they will show at the very first of that emails entry in the list.

No "folders" as exist in Windows are involved, but the same purpose is served.

The inbox by the way, is just another label.

theoldwizard1 wrote:

joebedford wrote:
I use gmail but with an email clientp. Folder creation, rules, etc. are identical to other emails.

I hate webmail.

WOW ! There is someone else in this world who agrees with me !!

I have been using Thunderbird for probably over 15 years.

• Simple
• CONSISTENT
• No advertisement !

Anyone who has more than one email account, especially on different service is doing themselves a great DIS-SERVICE by not using an email client. You can easily copy the contents of one folder on one service to a folder ON A DIFFERENT SERVICE !

One of the best feature is the easy of embedding images. Simply Copy and Paste anywhere in the document. Easily insert horizontal lines, tables, links, etc. regardless of what server/service you are using.

x3. But I'm a Luddite who is still using Windows Live Mail (with 5 accounts from multiple providers pulled in).

Don't worry about learning too much of anything Google makes...it'll completely change with the next "UP"date.

I've been using The Bat email client for nearly 20 years. I never did think much of MS email clients, except Outlook worked pretty well, but was a bit overkill for my uses. Webmail is handy while traveling but my important stuff is stored on my computer onsite.

joebedford wrote:
I use gmail but with an email client. Folder creation, rules, etc. are identical to other emails.

I hate webmail.

theoldwizard1 wrote:

I have been using Thunderbird for probably over 15 years.

• Simple
• CONSISTENT
• No advertisement !

Anyone who has more than one email account, especially on different service is doing themselves a great DIS-SERVICE by not using an email client. You can easily copy the contents of one folder on one service to a folder ON A DIFFERENT SERVICE !

One of the best feature is the easy of embedding images. Simply Copy and Paste anywhere in the document. Easily insert horizontal lines, tables, links, etc. regardless of what server/service you are using.

If you are going to discuss other email clients in a thread that asked a question about Gmail, you should get your terminology correct. An email client is software that allows the user to get email from one or more email servers. Thunderbird is an email client (that I used for quite some time before Gmail came out) just as webmail is an email client.

Some clients (e.g. Thunderbird) run on a PC and other clients (e.g. webmail) run on a web browser. They all do the same thing, allow the user to access their email (from one or more servers) and send email. They all provide basically the same services no matter what you believe.

So use whatever email client you choose, but to claim that one can do wonders that others cannot just means you don't know what other clients are capable of. The icons at the bottom of the Gmail new message window below allow all the functions you mention. And you can certainly cut & paste into a Gmail message.

And regarding this statement "You can easily copy the contents of one folder on one service to a folder ON A DIFFERENT SERVICE !", I assume by "service" you mean server. So, if you mean your client keeps emails in different folders for each server, there is no need to do this in Gmail since emails from all servers are all in one place. When you reply to an email, gmail automatically sets the from address to whatever email address it was sent to. If you are referring to some other function, please describe.

Gmail Compose Window:

What a PC installed email program aka client
Like thunderbird does,
Download your complete emails to the pc (this takes storage space on the pc)
This allows you read them at your Leisure , offline anyplace
This allows you to compose emails anytime anyplace while offline
Then upload/send them when you have an internet connection
These days From home or work this doesn't mean much any more
If your in the boonies and only goto town once a week for supplies and internet it has a more pronounced effect on efficiency
A dozen years ago I used thunderbird, I have not in a very long time

If you live in an area prone to frequent internet service outages
Then an email program like thunderbird, may be desirable to use
As you can compose emails even when your service is down
Then send them when it is operating

MrWizard wrote:
What a PC installed email program aka client
Like thunderbird does,
Download your complete emails to the pc (this takes storage space on the pc)
This allows you read them at your Leisure , offline anyplace
This allows you to compose emails anytime anyplace while offline
Then upload/send them when you have an internet connection
These days From home or work this doesn't mean much any more
If your in the boonies and only goto town once a week for supplies and internet it has a more pronounced effect on efficiency
A dozen years ago I used thunderbird, I have not in a very long time

If you live in an area prone to frequent internet service outages
Then an email program like thunderbird, may be desirable to use
As you can compose emails even when your service is down
Then send them when it is operating

This used to be and still is in some places an issue, i.e. Internet access. That time is almost in the past except for hermits. :)
Checking one's emails is certainly no drag on one's data plan, it's a nit.

AsheGuy wrote:
No "folders" as exist in Windows are involved, but the same purpose is served.

"A difference that makes no difference is no difference at all." William James

AsheGuy wrote:
The inbox by the way, is just another label.

Actually, so are Spam and Trash ! They just do not so up in All Mail.


Who cares ?

I knew it wouldn't take long to badmouth Gmail.

Gmail has no advertising. I hate email clients. I love webmail.

theoldwizard1 wrote:

AsheGuy wrote:
No "folders" as exist in Windows are involved, but the same purpose is served.

"A difference that makes no difference is no difference at all." William James

AsheGuy wrote:
The inbox by the way, is just another label.

Actually, so are Spam and Trash ! They just do not so up in All Mail.
Who cares ?

Actually some Gmail users are not as knowledgeable as you, e.g. the OP. Just trying to contribute.

2oldman wrote:
I knew it wouldn't take long to badmouth Gmail.

Gmail has no advertising. I hate email clients. I love webmail.

Well, one thing about the stand alone email client I use: it doesn't collect, use, and profile all the emails I get so it can sell that data, and direct select ads toward me and the senders of said emails. I love that.