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I use Outlook Express with Norton 2002 and have no trouble picking off viruses. What is the best alternative that will less of a target for viruses? It has to be able to import the address book from OE. One that isn't a huge target for spammers would be good too.
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Gee, I prefer pico, but that is a linux program..
Probably Eudora, but I don't know if that can import the address book or not.
You client has NOTHING to do with spammers. That is all based on where your account is, and who you give your email address to.
Eudora is nice
You could try the mail client that comes with Mozilla (mozilla.org). Looks and works a lot like OE, runs in Windows, and imports OE address book items.
Mozialla kicks ass. I am just waiting for them to release a 1.0 version, so I can convince my company to let me implement it.
btw ravenpoint, just so you know, normally it is a good idea to post your OS when asking a question like that. It was kind of obvious that you are running MS, since you said OE and Norton, and since we have been working on the ME replacement thread all day, we already know. But in a few days when you ask a question, most of us wont remember unless we go back and search, so please make sure you post what OS you are using next time ;)
Thanks
I use Eudora Pro 5.1
And just for the record, you can Import your address book, from Outlook, Outlook express, and a few others, Netscape included.
There is always Opera
... is pine. :) I don't have to wade through 1.5M of html to read stupid spam, can filter, can save attachments, etc. :) Seriously, though, for Windows I like to use Eudora. It has some good search/sig/address book functions, and does not screw up things for you (unlike Outlook).
My $.02,
~N~
I use The Bat! and I'm satisfied with it... But AFAIK there already was a thread about a mail client so take a look around here and you will find more. :)
Outlook? EECH! I use Eudora (advertising mode). I respect Eudora from Qualcomm, mainly because they made their ad-banner box a very tasteful size and location. You see it, but it doesn't get in your way all the time. (At least not for me.) That, and they give (last I saw) a plain english translation of the legalese involving privacy policies, etc. I'm hardly an e-mail power user, I don't get that much mail, but it's fairly easy to make filters and such.
Mozilla? I dunno. Might try it sometime.
Gee, I can't believe no one gave me **** for saying I prefer pico ;) pico is a text editor in linux, not a mail client. pine is the mail client, that works a lot like pico. Then there is always elm. And if your really good, you could just use mail.
I'd assumed either you meant pine with the pico editor interface (as opposed to vi, vim, and so on), or perhaps you were really 1337 and (weird combo, I know) used pico to write the e-mail then did a mail on the file to actually send it off. :) 'course, I *suppose* you really don't need anything but to cat through the /var/mail/<username> file and read your new e-mail. :)Quote:
Gee, I can't believe no one gave me **** for saying I prefer pico pico is a text editor in linux, not a mail client. pine is the mail client, that works a lot like pico. Then there is always elm. And if your really good, you could just use mail.
If I was leet, I wouldn't use pico at all. I would probably be using emacs, but that program is just WAY over my head ;)
I actually did cat through my mail file a couple of times, but that was after it was moved to /home/<user>/mail/