# Eudora

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Eudora and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recall Eudora as an excellent email client for internet mail, especially on Mac, but critics say it lacks recent security updates.

## Why people recommend it

- Praised as best email client (3 comments): "Before Thunderbird, Eudora was fantastic. We ran it at a college I worked at for most of the staff and faculty" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45982427)) "I still feel I lost the best email client due to Qualcomm’s neglect" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48761250)) "Mac Eudora was the best email client ever." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46368503))
- Excellent for internet email (2 comments): "Before Thunderbird, Eudora was fantastic. We ran it at a college I worked at for most of the staff and faculty" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45982427)) "It did its thing—internet email—really well." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45983957))
- Nostalgia for a revival (2 comments): "I still feel I lost the best email client due to Qualcomm’s neglect" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48761250)) "That might be easier to revive for 21st century email." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45986701))

## What people warn about

- Patchy IMAP and secure connections (2 comments): "when I realized it wasn't able to do secure connections for some reason" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49757038)) "Eudora's support for IMAP feels a little patchy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46891562))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Mozilla Thunderbird](https://hackerapproved.com/p/thunderbird.md): 210 recommend
- [Microsoft Outlook](https://hackerapproved.com/p/microsoft-outlook.md): 117 recommend
- [Apple Mail](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-mail.md): 57 recommend
- [Penguin Mail](https://hackerapproved.com/p/penguin-mail.md): 14 recommend
- [GNOME Evolution](https://hackerapproved.com/p/evolution.md): 13 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Eudora", https://hackerapproved.com/p/eudora/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).