Reviews of Popcorn

1. 
   stephenstud

   Reviewing 1.99.1 (Jun 29, 2012)

   What a great software!!!
2. 
   betanews26262626262

   Reviewing 1.87 (Nov 3, 2008)

   how do you set up email on this?
   what are the incoming and outgoing servers for gmail?
3. 
   brusco

   Reviewing 1.83 (Apr 28, 2008)

   Great to see that this is still in development. Brings back fond memories. I'm using it as a portable mail reader on my USB drive. Excellent.
4. 
   bellgamin

   Reviewing 1.77 (Jul 19, 2007)

   Enough of the grumbles about Popcorn having a paid version. Popcorn is now totally & unequivocably FREE.
   
   There was unquestionably an update from version 1.76 to version 1.77 on July 19,2007. I verified this by SHA-1 checksum, and by the version number obtained by using Help>About in the Popcorn GUI.
   
   The nature of the changes is explained HERE.
   
   Obviously, the programmer changed his about about never updating this program. IMO he just couldn't stand by & desert his "baby girl" while she still had a couple of unmended snags *somewhere in her nylon knickers.* ^_^
   
   Popcorn is a superb minimalist e-mail client. That is all it professes to be, and that is what it is.
   
   So small you can run it from a floppy -- but BIG in stability, and fully competent in the functions it offers.
   
   I give it a 5 in its own minimalist class, but it must rank 3 against the full-functioned clients such as Courier & The Bat. I averaged the 5 and the 3 to assign a rating of 4.
5. 
   Blue_Horse

   Reviewing 1.76 (Aug 17, 2006)

   According to the website "The Popcorn e-mail client is no longer actively developed, updated or supported by Ultrafunk in any way" and that version 1.76 is "unlimited freeware".
6. 
   fxer

   Reviewing 1.73 (Feb 10, 2005)

   No SSL support? No attachment support? An older freeware version of this app that has the same functionality for the most part but doesn't cost $20!!
   
   I'd have to say i.Scribe brings more to the table in that price range, small and portable, brings a plugin architecture that allows SSL and attachments etc...
   
   Thanks but no thanks on Popcorn!
7. 
   deadmonkey

   Reviewing 1.72 Beta 2 (Nov 3, 2004)

   When this was freeware it is very good. It didn't have all the features you wanted but it was free so you couldn't complain. The author said he had no interest in ever making it shareware. Fair enough he changed his mind it isn't a crime, it is annoying but that is about it.
   
   Now for free Popcorn was worth using however for £20 it really isn't. Yes it is a nice program but to justify suddenly charging for it the author should have added support things like SSL, attachments and HTML email (I admit that HTML email would be hard).
   
   I don't mind paying for software but I will not pay for something that isn't worth it. A few updates and this program but be the best portable email client available. It is a shame the author doesn't care for his customers enough to update it.
8. 
   utomo

   Reviewing 1.71 Beta 4 (Aug 30, 2004)

   It still need more work to be done.
   
   it will be good if ultrafunk can create somthing like Migo http://4migo.com/
   which will make life easier when we travelling.
   which not yet fulfilled by popcorn
9. 
   fxer81

   Reviewing 1.70 (Aug 12, 2004)

   I had this on my thumbdrive for awhile, but can't stand it. The interface is cluttered, it's not extensible, has no SSL support and is very insecure. Definately not worth anywhere near $20, I wouldn't use it as freeware even.
10. 
    OPaul

    Reviewing 1.69 Beta 3 (Jun 8, 2004)

    Great little email application, perfect for a USB flash drive.
11. 
    robmanic44

    Reviewing 1.68 Beta 4 (Apr 24, 2004)

    Oh please let me pay $20 for a mail program that isn't half as good as I can get for free! We have all loaded stuff from this site that just crushes this. If you're going to ask for money, you better be exceptional. This isn't
12. 
    utomo

    Reviewing 1.67 Beta 3 (Mar 19, 2004)

    This program is different to others:
    - it is small size, compared to others.
    - it did not required installations.
    so it is suitable for on road use, example when we travelling/vacations.
    we can use this by Diskette, or USB disc.
    What need to improve is:
    need to add local copy of the message.
    example we use this on hotels internet cafe (using diskette) to check emails. normally the internet cafe at hotels is expensive, so if we read all emails at the internet cafe and reply it there, it will be expensive.
    My idea is using this client to download all emails, back to hotel room, read all email using notebook, write reply if needed, back to internet cafe for sending all email we write.
    * Other missing function missing is internal smtp engine. normally we will not know the smtp address of the internet cafe use, and normally they will not tell us. with internal engine we still can send emails easily.
    
    Look at Dokodemo email client from Japan which is not developed anymore I guess :(.
13. 
    kandjar

    Reviewing 1.67 Beta 3 (Mar 18, 2004)

    Looking at the picture, the design is crap !
14. 
    Gaffa

    Reviewing 1.65 Beta 3 (Jan 25, 2004)

    Some of you are really ignorants. This program is about the three things, awarded with the "Green Award" by TinyApps.org. Thunderbird fulfills none of those, since it requires installation, it writes to the registry and it modifies files outside of its own directory. Popcorn and Thunderbird are totally different programs, aiming for totally different goals.
15. 
    fxer81

    Reviewing 1.60 Beta 4 (Dec 29, 2003)

    I'd have to agree Thunderbird is the best mail app out there now. I recently switched to it and have been more than pleased, it's takes all the good stuff of outlook and eudora, puts it in one place, then adds a ton more on top of that, and it is in what, beta 0.4? amazing! Skip on this app, even for USB flash drives for which there are better options (i.Scribe comes to mind).
16. 
    tam7

    Reviewing 1.60 Beta 4 (Dec 28, 2003)

    I love this program and its simplicity, although I am using 1.5 beta3, which was the last free version with multiple accounts. It's great to clear all the spam from the server before starting my main email program (my genuine/spam ratio is usually 1/30). Not being able to interpret HTML I consider it a bonus for me, as I can safely open any email, including those with viruses.
17. 
    DiGiTaLFX

    Reviewing 1.60 Beta 4 (Dec 27, 2003)

    Obviously every1 around here doesn't like Popcorn then. Well the only thing I would like to point out is that its primary use isn't as a replacement mail client. Its fantastic use stored upon a usb flash drive (or even a floppy disk) when u go away. All you have to do is have a quick word with a cyber cafe owner to let u plug it in and then you have full access to your e-mail in a known environment, where you can save the e-mails on you, and not have to sit through an advert bloated web interface, entering passwords here there and everywhere.
    I give this program 5/5 because of this handy ability. Plus it has a clean interface, that works well for me!
18. 
    meelz

    Reviewing 1.60 Beta 4 (Dec 26, 2003)

    USE THUNDERBIRD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FORGET EVERYTHING ELSE!
    http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/
19. 
    kandjar

    Reviewing 1.57 Beta 2 (Dec 3, 2003)

    Just try FoxMail, it's free, very light ! Works greatly ! And forget this one... No interest... What a waste of time...
20. 
    -Lord-

    Reviewing 1.57 Beta 1 (Nov 28, 2003)

    another waste of programming code. This program just lets wout read your email at the server level and do everything there rather than at the desktop level. WHY!?!?! Just leave your email client open to get your mail and take care of it that way. And shareware? For this??? Are you stoned??? Is there a zero in the house?
21. 
    thehunger

    Reviewing 1.57 Beta 1 (Nov 27, 2003)

    With the million email clients out there, Popcorn would have to be spectacularly good for it to have a life as Shareware. And it isnt. If you're too tired to continue development of your freeware app, then consider making it open source. Its ok to go Shareware if you have something unique, but Popcorn isnt. It was a good freeware app, and would have been a great open source project. There is no doubt however that it is a lousy shareware app.
22. 
    fxer81

    Reviewing 1.55 Beta 5 (Oct 8, 2003)

    A noble efford, but I believe an app such as i.Scribe could be a better alternative, and now that popcorn costs money for more than one email account it loses its one great redeeming quality which WAS it being freeware.
23. 
    damien00

    Reviewing 1.55 Beta 5 (Oct 6, 2003)

    Fxer81 we are tired to read your comment about SSL support.If you don't like this prog stop to use it instead of always repeating the same things over and over
24. 
    fxer81

    Reviewing 1.51 (Sep 26, 2003)

    This program gives me the careening off a cliff feeling, hopefully the author will start to do some real work on this project, especially now that he expects to be overpaid for his efforts
25. 
    fxer81

    Reviewing 1.50 (Sep 24, 2003)

    Still no SSL support, so you get to carry around several other apps when traveling to try to access your email, all of which must be installed on the machine which is often impossible on strange computers.
    
    On top of that Popcorn now costs $20 for what used to be free. $20??? Just sounds like greed to me as there are hundreds of better/more complex shareware apps than popcorn that are cheaper or the same price. This app just keeps getting worse
26. 
    wonko

    Reviewing 1.50 Beta 3 (Sep 10, 2003)

    Why would you use POP for this? This is exactly what IMAP was designed for. POP was designed for offline mail reading.
27. 
    ultrafunk

    Reviewing 1.45 (Jul 21, 2003)

    Use Stunnel (http://www.stunnel.org/), a universal SSL wrapper, to access e-mail with Popcorn on SSL servers.
28. 
    fxer81

    Reviewing 1.45 (Jul 9, 2003)

    This program would be awesome! Except that I can't check my email with it because it does not support SSL. It's not rocket science to include such a feature, but whatever. iScribe works fine.
29. 
    fxer81

    Reviewing 1.45 Beta 2 (Jul 5, 2003)

    APOP support? How about SSL support? I thought new versions of programs were supposed to move forward not sideways. Still can't reccomend Popcorn over iScribe.
30. 
    fxer81

    Reviewing 1.40 (May 20, 2003)

    Still no SSL support, making it still junk. At least iScribe lets you write a plugin to support SSL.
31. 
    fxer80

    Reviewing 1.36 (Apr 20, 2003)

    Junk. No SSL support, and with so many mail servers moving to secure connections only Popcorn can't even check your mail any more, and they have no plans to add SSL support so it's time to move over to iScribe.
32. 
    awithoff

    Reviewing 1.24 (Dec 16, 2002)

    Zeee Best! This is about zee best minimal software for any hardare. eh? not true? eh?
33. 
    klumy

    Reviewing 1.24 (Oct 16, 2002)

    Excellent program for notebook users !!
34. 
    grberk

    Reviewing 1.24 (Oct 16, 2002)

    Awesome utility! I highly recommend it to all of my customers that have dial-up Internet so that they can delete any crap in their mailbox before they even attempt downloading anything. I guess UltraFunk has decided to keep it alive! Thanks guys!
35. 
    bageo

    Reviewing 1.20 (Jul 20, 2002)

    Too bad Ulterfunk announced that Popcorn has been discontinued. Why? it was a success
36. 
    ditoa

    Reviewing 1.10 (Feb 25, 2002)

    Ok i have been using the program for a few weeks now and i must say it is very very good, my first review was a review about using the program for 1 hour at home however after using it for a few weeks i dont think i can live without this program now! It is so light i can put it on a floppy disk with all my work files and whenever i need to check my email any computer with a floppy drive will do, it is even better in cyber cafes, as i just put it on my website and download it (download takes about 5-10 seconds over 56k) then i can check my POP email anywhere, it isnt designed for download attachments or understand HTML (although the autor does say that they want to implament these features). I like the way it doesnt delete the messages off the server, so i can check my email as if i had never read it before when i get home or to my desk. Saving emails as txt files is great (however it is a little limited, like i said no attachments). all in all this program is by far the best program i have downloaded in a long while, with HTML support (which would be very easy as they could just use the IE HTML engine on all windows systems) and attachments etc this program would be even better. It isnt suited to everyone, home useres stick with your webmail/outlook (express), this program is better suited to people on the move alot and who only have brief access to the net. 2 minute and all my emails are saved to the floppy as TXT files for reading later on, it is perfect :) hats off to the programmers
37. 
    ankan

    Reviewing 1.02 (Oct 11, 2000)

    This ting is way too good..at this size you couldn't ask for more...It's completely stable..
    If it could support html and attachment handling it could be the best for its size..It's a must have and a relief from having to load a huge mail client everytime to check if i got a mail...get it..
38. 
    nerdb5

    Reviewing 1.02 (Oct 10, 2000)

    Very good program. Does what it sais, and very fast. I've downloaded every version of it because I know it'll only get better and better, so if you haven't downloaded it yet, DOWNLOAD IT NOW.. =)
39. 
    sumidexe

    Reviewing 1.00 (Aug 21, 2000)

    Cool client, pretty damn fast, interesting concept.
    Needs better mine/etc decoding/encoding though.
40. 
    rani

    Reviewing 1.00 (Aug 21, 2000)

    **** THIS ****ING PROGRAM! Thank you BetaNews for promoting SPAM.
41. 
    robtm

    Reviewing 0.99 (Aug 4, 2000)

    Small, light and easy.

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