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Off-Topic Discussion => Off Topic Discussion => Topic started by: NetsGM on March 05, 2005, 11:37:48 AM



Title: Thunderbird E-mail client
Post by: NetsGM on March 05, 2005, 11:37:48 AM
Does anyone use thunderbird as their primary e-mail client?  I'm real close to making the switch.


Title: Thunderbird E-mail client
Post by: RaptorsGM on March 05, 2005, 04:26:01 PM
What are you using now? Hotmail?


Title: Thunderbird E-mail client
Post by: NetsGM on March 05, 2005, 04:29:01 PM
Outlook.


Title: Thunderbird E-mail client
Post by: RaptorsGM on March 05, 2005, 04:31:26 PM
Ahh. I'm using hotmail, and looking for a switch.

Whats the url for thunderbird?


Title: Thunderbird E-mail client
Post by: NetsGM on March 05, 2005, 04:33:11 PM
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/

you need a pop3 or imap mailbox though, i'm not sure if you'll be able to check your hotmail e-mail from there (I don't remember if they allow pop access anymore.  I know yahoo doesn't if you don't have a paid account).


Title: Thunderbird E-mail client
Post by: RaptorsGM on March 05, 2005, 04:37:05 PM
Ok, cool ,I'll check it out.


Title: Thunderbird E-mail client
Post by: MavsGM on March 05, 2005, 04:59:16 PM
I use Gmail, if any of you want it, I can give you an invite.


Title: Thunderbird E-mail client
Post by: BullsGM-old on March 05, 2005, 05:49:55 PM
No one, and I repeat no one, should be using Outlook Express...


Title: Thunderbird E-mail client
Post by: NetsGM on March 05, 2005, 05:59:14 PM
...

I'm not, I'm using outlook.

Outlook can be secured, if you aren't an idiot.


Title: Thunderbird E-mail client
Post by: BullsGM-old on March 05, 2005, 06:15:17 PM
Twas no personal jab at you.  Anything can be secured, just that there are just so many apps and clients better than Outlook out there, and they come fairly secure.


Title: Thunderbird E-mail client
Post by: NetsGM on March 05, 2005, 06:17:56 PM
If you turn off the stupid preview pane (which was an absolutely stupid idea of microsoft's right up there with active x), and the execution of scripts, Outlook's pretty secure.  Outlook's bugginess comes from what it has turned on by default, which most people don't know to turn off.

Outlook Express, on the other hand (two COMPLETELY different products.  I wouldn't touch Outlook Express with a 10 foot pole), should never have been released.