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Your Opinion - Best Email Program Software?
12/15/2001 | Enlightiator

Posted on 12/15/2001 4:10:47 PM PST by Enlightiator

I am currently using Microsoft Outlook Express as my email agent, but looking for something better and more secure and stable (and as a bonus, less of a target for hackers.)

OK, the real truth is I am looking for something that will make it less likely for me to accidentally delete an entire folder and a dozen or so unread email messages - I have done this three times with Outlook, doing a shift-delete on what I thought was a message line but instead the folder was highlighted. So I'm an idiot, looking for a more idiot proof email agent. I suspect there are more like me out there, so don't laugh.

Any suggestions for a Windows 95/98/ME based email program? Freeware/shareware preferred. (Pegasus is a program I liked and used a couple of years ago, if anyone is using the current version I would appreciate your opinion of it).


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To: Enlightiator
I'm a freeware junkie. My choice of email programs, in order:
Pegasus (latest release)
Phoenix
Eudora

Eudora was #1 till it became ad supported and they changed it's GUI somewhat. I think Pegasus is more user friendly and fuller featured than Eudora. Pegasus was worth me making a new address book in it. Considering I've been on the internet 7 years, I have a few addresses!
41 posted on 12/16/2001 1:55:08 AM PST by pops88
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To: toddhisattva
You might try using correct syntax, http://www.freerepublic.com with the colon after the protocol specifier and two forward slashes.

Yeah, stupid on my part. NOrmally I type a name ,hit ctrl-enter and it's done for me.

That's not the problem BTW. The bookmarks that came with the program will not work, except for the 'buy opera' bookmark.

After sleeping on it I think the answer is obvious. I'm dumping it.

42 posted on 12/16/2001 5:29:21 AM PST by Vinnie
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To: Enlightiator
Eudora. It's free. And since it isn't a Microsoft product it is resistant to viruses.

Also consider the Opera browser. Built in email, smaller, faster, and more reliable than IE.

43 posted on 12/16/2001 5:55:21 AM PST by The Toad
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To: Enlightiator
Have you looked at PINE?


44 posted on 12/16/2001 6:05:25 AM PST by Alas Babylon!
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To: Alas Babylon!
ROFLMAO, yes I considered and even used PINE on a unix server ....about 5 years ago ;)
45 posted on 12/16/2001 8:00:24 AM PST by Enlightiator
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