I woud post to a Claws forum if there were one. I have not used an email client. I have used web based email by directly logging into the web based email. For example, logging in at safe-mail.net. Would using Claws provide more privacy than directly logging into web based emails? If so, how?
I reviewed the Claws Manual and FAQ at claws-mail.org. I reviewed the instructions on safe-mail.net's help section on configuring email clients. Below is safe-mail's instructions. Claws is not working. Claws is not giving any error messages. I do not understand why Claws is not working. Could someone please give me instructions on each webpage of Claw's configuration?
I also have a fastmail.fm email account. It would also be very helpful to have specific instructions on setting Claws up with fastmail.fm. Thank you very much.
Instructions from Safe-mail.net:
Advanced Users and other email programs with IMAP
- Email: Your Safe-mail email address, e.g. 'MyAccount@Safe-mail.net'
- Account Name: Your Safe-mail email address, e.g. 'MyAccount@Safe-mail.net'
- Password: Your Safe-mail password
- Server Authentication: Required-Checked
- Use secure connection (SSL): Required-Checked
- Incoming Mail Server: www.safe-mail.net
- Outgoing Mail Server: www.safe-mail.net
- Server Port Numbers *
About "more private than webmail": I don't think so. It is generally more comfortable to use, though.
About configuring Claws Mail, there's not much we can do to help you. See the Claws Mail community webpage.
The thing I found about using claws was that it made Auto-signing and/or encrypting with GPG nice and easy, which a lot of webmail doesn't.
I admit, though, I'm not familiar with safe-mail.
Currently using Thunderbird/Enigmail, mostly because the interface ic nicer than Claws.