The Bottom Line
MailObserver is a really simple but useful and unobtrusive new mail checker that informs you about incoming email in the status area of the menu. MailObserver lacks many features, though. Unfortunately, MailObserver is also no longer available.
Pros
- MailObserver is simple, fast and easy to use
- Lets you open the default email client quickly
Cons
- MailObserver supports POP accounts only
- No mail preview or deleting, no filters
- New mail icon looks grim
Description
- MailObserver checks multiple POP email accounts for new mail periodically
- MailObserver informs you about new mail in the status area of the Mac OS X menu bar.
- Optionally, MailObserver also displays a pop-up window.
- MailObserver lets you open your default email client (and read the new messages there) easily.
- MailObserver supports Mac OS X 10.2.
Guide Review - MailObserver 0.6.1 - Mail Checker
Mail checkers have a mission: they check for mail, and when new messages come in, they let you know. With a mail checker like MailObserver you always know how many new mails are waiting but don't have to keep checking for mail manually in your email client.
MailObserver does the bare minimum, but it does it with style. MailObserver dutifully checks multiple POP accounts (no IMAP, unfortunately) periodically. New mail is announced in the status area of the menu, but I can't say I was too happy when that happened: the filled envelope looks a bit grim. Certainly no good news.
MailObserver also tended to forget my password, and features such as message preview or filters are missing. Still, MailObserver is a simple, unobtrusive mail announcer.
