Mailsmith turns freeware, gets a new owner
Mailsmith, the OS X email client from Bare Bones Software, has been handed off to Stickshift Software, a new and separate enterprise run by Bare Bones' CEO. Under Stickshift, Mailsmith has become freeware and continue on as a labor of love. Mailsmith 2.2, the first free version, is available now. Mailsmith is a powerful text-only mail client that's been gathering a devoted following since 2002. Version 2.2 was initially announced back in '07, but remained in various stages of beta until this announcement. In case you're not familiar with Mailsmith, some of its biggest selling points are its excellent support for message filters and its finely-tuned text editing options. It also integrates nicely with Apple's Address Book.
Meanwhile, another Bare Bones product, Super Get Info, is being discontinued. The built-in Get Info feature in the latest versions of OS X have caught up to the feature set Super Get Info offered, so there was just no need to keep it around any longer.
