[thelist] A Better Windows Email Client

[.jeff]

kath,

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> From: Kathleen Heytink
>
> > i used it when i had a problem with outlook and found
> > it *highly* annoying for the way i work.  it's
> > signature "feature" is probably the most annoying
> > aspect of the application.
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> I find it very easy to use.  I just type what I want in
> the create signature box, name it then chose the one I
> want to use from the drop down box.  Much easier than
> Outlook IMO.
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how is that any different from outlook?

i find the fact that it inserts an html horizontal rule between my signature and the body of the message disturbing.  i dislike the fact that it says i'm creating a message in plaintext, but i'm forced to use a wysiwyg editor of sorts (with all the html stuff turned off).

i find the fact that i can't use more than one signature very unproductive.  you see, i use signatures for more than just the block of identifying fluff at the bottom of the message.  i also use a signature for the separator between replied text and my own response (you didn't think i typed that every time did ya?).

eudora makes it impossible for me to work efficiently in this way.

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> I'm forced to use Outlook at work, so I've used both.
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for the record, i know too much about eudora, nn4 mail, outlook express, and outlook.  when i first started out i used eudora 3.  i used it for a year+ before switching to nn4 mail.  i used that for a year+ before i switched to outlook express.  i used that for a couple of years before switching to outlook and have been using outlook for over 2 years now and have never looked back.

about 6 months ago the pst file for outlook got corrupted so i was stuck having to use another email client.  i decided to take a look at eudora again.  i couldn't stop using it quick enough.  i know there were other things about it that annoyed me, but i'm not going to use it again to find out.   ;p

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> > That it may, but it can't handle the volume of email
> > that outlook can.
>
> I've had it handle a few hundred e-mails per day.
> Brings them, in sorts them out, lets me me know which
> mailboxes have mail.  Couldn't ask for more.
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i'm not talking about the amount of mail you receive in a day though i did notice problems with the thousand plus messages i receive in a day.

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> > i find this aspect of eudora very difficult to use.
> > i like having the attachments with the message. i
> > don't have to look at a folder full of attachments
> > and try to figure out which email message a particular
> > attachment belongs to.
>
> Attachments are still with the message.  When I'm reading
> the message, I can just click on the attached file icon
> and the appropriate program opens - just like in Outlook.
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what happens if you move the attachment to another folder?

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> > i dislike that attachment names are changed or a file
> > by the same name is overwritten (can't recall which
> > happens) if another file by the same name is already
> > in the attachments directory.
>
> I've never had a file name changed by Eudora.  If I get
> a second attachment with the same name, Eudora adds a 1
> or a 2 to differentiate and not overwrite.  That's the
> only change.
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still just as annoying.

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> Not trying to get you to change your e-mail client, but
> others who might want to consider Eudora as an
> alternative should know the facts from a long time and
> very satisfied user.
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and not trying to get you to change your email client either, but others who are considering eudora should know the facts from a long time and very dis-satisfied user.

just my 2¢,

.jeff

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