Review of Opera 12.18 and Vivaldi

[Pesala]

I just restored and updated my Review of Opera 12.18 for the benefit of those new users of Vivaldi who wonder about the origins of Vivaldi.

Opera 12.18 is not really worth using as a browser IMO, but if you cannot wait any longer for the Vivaldi email client, give Opera 12.18 a whirl to use its built-in email client, and start learning about all of the customisation that we old-timers are waiting for in Vivaldi.

I regularly update my Review of Vivaldi to keep up with the latest Stable and Snapshot versions.

[Dantesoft]

if you cannot wait any longer for the Vivaldi email client, give Opera 12.18 a whirl to use its built-in email client

For Windows and Mac I’d recommend instead the stand-alone Opera Mail client.

It’s fully functional and I’d argue safer.

[derDay]

@dantesoft said :

It’s fully functional and I’d argue safer.

it isn't safer because it use the same base. only the browser part is stripped off, but only cosmetically (you can configure O12.18 in the same way, that it will look like the mail-only client)

[Dantesoft]

it isn't safer because it use the same base

Right, same/full email functionality, but I appreciate the fact that Opera Mail links don’t open in the old (and arguably less secure/safe) Opera Classic browser, but instead in my modern (default) browser.

Emails are sensitive things, and having a 5-years-old dependable email parser and classifier is enough for me without the added risk of also running 5-years-old neglected website parser (especially in today’s user-hostile environment).

[derDay]

@dantesoft isn't the email parser the same as the website parser? I don't know but I would think so (html mails?!). that's the point, why browser and email program in one suite make sense (that was one of my reason to use presto-opera)

and by the way, you can easily configure O12.18 to open mail links in your default browser

[Dantesoft]

isn't the email parser the same as the website parser?

It probably is very similar, of course.

But with emails, Opera has always disabled Javascript and external trackers and the rest of the funny business that tries to get into inboxes.

you can easily configure O12.18 to open mail links in your default browser

To be clear, I’m awaiting Vivaldi’s M3 and hope it’s integrated into the browser.

But I wouldn’t recommend having the full Opera Classic suite mainly for the emails/feeds/news to then spend time securing this 5-years-old sitting target (or, as suggested, completely working around it).