Email client recommendations

**Heeter** · November 8th, 2003

Outlook express is getting on my nerves,

I am willing to put 20$ or so on a new client, but I really would like freeware. Any ideas? Something that I could import my windows address book, and might even be configured to answer my hotmail accounts. Something antispam programs would not have trouble with.

Thanks in advance.

Heeter

**SPeedY_B** · November 8th, 2003

Thunderbird. Not sure about hotmail (never even tried, but there's 3rd party apps that do hotmail>pop3 anyway) but it has built in bayesian filtering to keep the spam down.

Link : http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/

November 8th, 2003

Eudora is free .. with the addware -

**JJB6486** · November 8th, 2003

http://fox.foxmail.com.cn/english.htm

JJB

**Unleashed** · November 8th, 2003

I use Outlook

But I tried Thunderbird, liked it a lot.

**Heeter** · November 8th, 2003

Thanks you all,

Thunderbird it will be, then.

Heeter

**SPeedY_B** · November 8th, 2003

A wise choice

**Heeter** · November 8th, 2003

Wow it's free too!

Thanks a bunch. I wonder if it can open hotmail. I will fiddle around with it and see, I guess.

Heeter

**SPeedY_B** · November 8th, 2003

Not just free. open source

I've never tried to open hotmail with it before now (had no need) but if it doesn't support it, then there are always apps that convert hotmail (and yahoo! I believe) mail to be compatible with any pop3 mail client

**Heeter** · November 8th, 2003

So if I had the brainpower,

I would be able to add a highlight, right-click "Empty this folder into trash" option to any left screen side folder in this program. Hmmmmmm, I wish I knew what to look for to do that in the program folder. I will go see if I can do that.

Heeter

November 8th, 2003

Thunderbird doesn't support hotmail. Which isn't really surprising if you think about it. After all, Hotmail is a Microsoft service.

**NetRyder** · November 9th, 2003

Hotmail Popper - www.boolean.ca
Use that to access your Hotmail account through Thunderbird.

I personally use Outlook 2003 since I make extensive use of the calendar feature. It uses Bayesian filtering to sort out spam as well.
But if I just needed a simple mail client, it would be Thunderbird without a doubt.

**X-Istence** · November 9th, 2003

Originally posted by JJB6486
http://fox.foxmail.com.cn/english.htm

JJB

Thats outdated, slow, and very hard to use.

**Heeter** · November 9th, 2003

I forgot about hotmail popper.
I do have it in here somewhere.

Heeter

November 8th, 2003	Top \| #1
Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 154	Email client recommendations Outlook express is getting on my nerves, I am willing to put 20$ or so on a new client, but I really would like freeware. Any ideas? Something that I could import my windows address book, and might even be configured to answer my hotmail accounts. Something antispam programs would not have trouble with. Thanks in advance. Heeter

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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	Thunderbird. Not sure about hotmail (never even tried, but there's 3rd party apps that do hotmail>pop3 anyway) but it has built in bayesian filtering to keep the spam down. Link : http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/ 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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Unleashed We Speak Geek Joined: July 2003 Location: Fredericton, Canada ex Norwich, England ex Hougang, Singapore ex Durban, South Africa Posts: 1,249 Reputation: 460 Power: 124	I use Outlook But I tried Thunderbird, liked it a lot. CPU: Intel Core2 Q6600 \| Mobo: BFG nVidia 680i SLI \| RAM: 2GB 2x Corsair XMS6400 \| PSU: Hiper 580 Watt \| HDD: WD160GB SATAII \| GFX: BFG GeForce 8800GTS OC 640MB \| DVD: SAMSUNG 20x DVD+/-R/RW/RAM SATA

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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	A wise choice 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

November 8th, 2003	Top \| #9
SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	Not just free. open source I've never tried to open hotmail with it before now (had no need) but if it doesn't support it, then there are always apps that convert hotmail (and yahoo! I believe) mail to be compatible with any pop3 mail client 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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lechtard Unregistered Posts: n/a	Eudora is free .. with the addware -

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JJB6486 Retired Mod Joined: December 2001 Location: West Lafayette, IN, USA Posts: 1,207 Reputation: 0 Power: 140	http://fox.foxmail.com.cn/english.htm JJB

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Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 154	Thanks you all, Thunderbird it will be, then. Heeter

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Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 154	Wow it's free too! Thanks a bunch. I wonder if it can open hotmail. I will fiddle around with it and see, I guess. Heeter

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Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 154	So if I had the brainpower, I would be able to add a highlight, right-click "Empty this folder into trash" option to any left screen side folder in this program. Hmmmmmm, I wish I knew what to look for to do that in the program folder. I will go see if I can do that. Heeter

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Vector_One Unregistered Posts: n/a	Thunderbird doesn't support hotmail. Which isn't really surprising if you think about it. After all, Hotmail is a Microsoft service.

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NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 298	Hotmail Popper - www.boolean.ca Use that to access your Hotmail account through Thunderbird. I personally use Outlook 2003 since I make extensive use of the calendar feature. It uses Bayesian filtering to sort out spam as well. But if I just needed a simple mail client, it would be Thunderbird without a doubt. http://kunal.kundaje.net

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X-Istence * Joined: December 2001 Location: USA Posts: 6,496 Reputation: 2808 Power: 220	Originally posted by JJB6486 http://fox.foxmail.com.cn/english.htm JJB Thats outdated, slow, and very hard to use. An engineers technical notebook

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Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 154	I forgot about hotmail popper. I do have it in here somewhere. Heeter

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