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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Tarmac on May 12, 2004, 09:05:45 AM
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Hi all.
I've recently decided to move away from the web-based email that Hotmail and MSU provide. I've been trying Outlook for the past few days, but between the cluttered crappy interface and the security concerns of it being a MS product, I'm not too pleased. So what do you guys use?
A huge bonus for me would be an email program that can check multiple email addresses. Even better if it replied from each one individually. Cost is a factor, but I'm disliking Outlook enough that I might be willing to buy something else.
Like I said, I've always used web-based email, so I've got no experience with email programs. Thanks in advance for the help.
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I've been very happy with TheBat!
http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/thebat/
Built in Bayesian spam filter and while I've not used it for multiple email addresses I do believe it does handle that.
You can find "extended" trial versions on the net of you want to try it longer before buying it.
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I've been using Thunderbird, the Mozilla e-mail client that is now available without the Mozilla browser. It also has a built in Bayesian spam filter, can check multiple accounts, and has great features.
You definately want to avoid Outlook, anyone still using it must be pretty masochistic considering all the new Outlook worms that come out every year.
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
BTW, it's open source and free.
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Good firewall+Good virus protection+Outlook since 1992=No worms or viruses ever on any of my computers.
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Thanks for the suggestions so far. Spam isn't an issue right now (I only get maybe one or two spam emails per week), but might be in the future. So that's not a dealbreaker.
And yeah, Outlook is stressful just because I have been checking Windows Update every day for critical updates. The security issues are a big turnoff.
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I use Lotus Notes at home. Their 30-day trial never expires. :D
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Good firewall+Good virus protection+Outlook since 1992=No worms or viruses ever on any of my computers.
Hmmm... Are you sure? I can't recall that there was such a thing as "Outlook" in 1992. Was it part of Win 3.1?
I've been using Outlook since 1998. Before that, I used Eudora. I can't recall having any serious problems. I'm not sure what version I'm using now... possibly 2000 or something newer. I don't like Outlook Express at all. It's crap, IMHO.
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Good firewall+Good virus protection+Outlook since 1992=No worms or viruses ever on any of my computers.
Yep me too with one exception: my girlfriend clicked on file called somemusic.mp3.vbs :rolleyes:
The next she was asking me was. "Duedel why's the hard disk clattering so long?
I'm glad that i make backups quite often...
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Originally posted by Westy
I've been very happy with TheBat!
http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/thebat/
Seconded! TheBat can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. Very powerful email program which I have used for a few years now. :)
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Eudora works for me ....,
or just learn e-mail commands and use ssh/telnet :D
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Interesting thread guys. I might get this Bat thing, though I've had no problems with bog standard Outlook Express.
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Originally posted by Sandman
Hmmm... Are you sure? I can't recall that there was such a thing as "Outlook" in 1992. Was it part of Win 3.1?
I've been using Outlook since 1998. Before that, I used Eudora. I can't recall having any serious problems. I'm not sure what version I'm using now... possibly 2000 or something newer. I don't like Outlook Express at all. It's crap, IMHO.
I might have the date wrong, but I've always had MS email products, and with good protection and common sense (don't open suspicious attachments) never a problem..evar! Been using Outlook "Depressed" since XP came out.
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Eudora is nice and gives me flashbacks to the good old days when Mirc was the coolest thing around :D
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Netscape email for me, long time user.
Running 7.1 for both browsing & email.
Ohh and its free.
If you havn't tried tabbed browsing you don't know what your missing.
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I use Thunderbird and love it. I only use Outlook at my work, and can't use anything else because of the Exchange server.
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Originally posted by Ghosth
Netscape email for me, long time user.
Running 7.1 for both browsing & email.
Ohh and its free.
If you havn't tried tabbed browsing you don't know what your missing.
Ghosth, something for your arsenal, the Thunderbird reader is the Netscape email reader separated from the browser. Good thing to know if you have friends who want to stick with IE but who you know would benefit from Netscape's excellent mail client.
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I also used to use Pegasus (http://www.pmail.com). I haven't checked it out in a couple of years, so I don't know what it looks like now.
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You might like to check out MailWasher. You can pre-view your mail and bounce any unwanted mail back as an undeliverable, address unknown. http://www.firetrust.com