I just registered to say thank you to David as well - oddly enough, it was by coincidence that I dropped in on the pmail site and saw the news about the new version, then had a nose at the forums and saw this message. The reason was that I'd managed to smash my trusty Pegasus Mail coffee mug and was looking for the merchandise link... a new one is on order, can't be without it! 

And I can't be without Pegasus Mail either. It's served me faithfully through two businesses, through almost two decades (ever since the late '90s), and it has never let me down. It copes flawlessly with my 23 Gb (!) email archive, handles emails to and fro from three different email addresses, and filters things into masses of different folders to keep me organised. On and off I've looked at other email clients but they all appear dumbed down, basic and incapable in comparison.

So thank you David for your tireless work! It really is appreciated. I feel guilty that my donations have been more sporadic than regular, but more $$ just sent :-) 

I know this is a support forum but not knowing a better place to express my appreciation to David I am going to do it here.  I understand that David does not pay much attention to the community posts so hope someone calls this one to your attention.

David,

Thank you for v4.71 and all of the versions that have come before.  I can not imagine how difficult it must be to rely on patting yourself on the back so am hopeful that this post conveys how grateful I am for your skill, personal commitment, and sacrifices to produce Pegasus Mail.  I was thrilled to discover Pegasus Mail and its integration with Novell Netware oh so many years ago (let's not count) and remain thrilled that I do not have to run Exchange to provide enterprise email services to the small number of employees of the business I work for.  Of course I use Pegasus Mail personally as well.

It is not only about the product though, it is also about the Pegasus Mail community.  What a great group of people!  You are at the heart of that group and should be proud.

I raise my glass to you David, in gratitude for Pegasus Mail and for your continuing development efforts.  Cheers!

To anyone who is wondering, $$$ is donated annually.

Thanks Brian - I appreciate your kind words, all the more because I know how long you have been a loyal and supportive Pegasus Mail user. :-)

I'd just like to clarify one comment, though - or perhaps I should say, offer an explanation: you say that I "don't pay much attention to the community posts", and while it's true that I'm not here often any more, I wouldn't want anyone to think that it was out of laziness or lack of interest. For the last several years, I have had a really serious problem with what I can only describe as "burn-out" - I simply can't cope with large volumes of communication, be it by e-mail or on the community, in the way I used to. After more than twenty-five years of doing this, there are just days when trying to deal with hours of communication is like walking head-first into a glass door... It's hard to explain, embarrassing at times, and very frustrating, but unfortunately also very real. As a result, I have to keep myself within limits I can manage and tolerate, which is why having wonderful people like Michael, Han, Rolf and others who help me by bringing important issues to my attention is so indescribably valuable.

But just because I can sometimes struggle with being a good communicator these days, that doesn't mean that I'm not still passionate about my work and the people who use it, even if I perhaps don't say it as often as I should. I really want you all to know that.

So thank you Brian, and thank you to everyone else who continues to support me.

All my very best regards to you for 2016 - I really think this is the year where things are going to start getting interesting, and I hope you'll all join me as they happen.

Cheers!

-- David --