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tahir

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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 1:26 pm Post subject:
It looks good so far, imported all my outlook folders without a hitch amnd have sent and received mail now

tahir

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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 1:32 pm Post subject:
The address book seems better than Outllooks

tahir

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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 1:45 pm Post subject:
There's also a handy little search box, and you can insert smilies into your mail too. I think I like it

sean
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 1:51 pm Post subject:
I've never seen a real time software review before, keep us posted.

tahir

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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 1:53 pm Post subject:
Best hope it doesn't start going wrong then or it could turn into the first 18 rated one

tahir

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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 2:20 pm Post subject:
I love it, you can set it to put all your sent items from different addresses in different folders, something you just can't do in Outlook. DOWNLOAD IT NOW

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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 2:25 pm Post subject:
Does it also come with those features that let viruses take over your PC? I've used Turnpike for years and it's been fine for me, a tad old though.

jema
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 2:46 pm Post subject:
Just to double check it is Outlook you have dumped and not Outlook express? jema

tahir

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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 2:47 pm Post subject:
Express, I use Outlook proper for my work stuff, and now Thunderbird for my personal mail

jema
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 2:54 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Express, I use Outlook proper for my work stuff, and now Thunderbird for my personal mail

Important point this, I use Outlook at home and it is a lot better than express.

jema

tahir

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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 3:00 pm Post subject:
But Thunderbird's free (just made a donation though)

beth

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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 3:02 pm Post subject:
I've found evolution to be pretty good, both at work and home. It's linux only. Beth

jema
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 3:04 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

But Thunderbird's free (just made a donation though)

I was not think in terms of what to get if starting afresh, but simply in terms of the incentive to change.

jema

tahir

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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 3:07 pm Post subject:
Yes, Outlook is indeed a much more fully featured programme than Outlook express and Thunderbird. How come you don't use a Linux client for your mail?

Bugs

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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 3:12 pm Post subject:
We have Outlook at work but it is rubbish for filtering (as far as I can make it work), and I wouldn't want to have it at home because I'd (a) have to pay a fair bit and (b) don't have the same virus and spam protection at home as at work so anything that's a bit less common is surely better. I don't like Turnpike but admit I've not used it much.

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