email alternatives

[Clair Dunn]

I heartily second John's advice re email. Another program, also
freeware, is Pegasus. I've used both Eudora and Pegasus for years.
However, in the last year there's been trouble with my internet
service provider's mail server so, because I have a virtual server, I
am now using SquirrelMail. Unfortunately this is only good for folks
who do have a server. However, the mail *never* comes onto your
computer unless you download it. You use your browser to read it. So,
in that way, it's similar to hotmail or one of those, except it is
exclusive.

I've been in computers since 1980 and seriously involved in the
internet since 1994. Outlook is just about the worst there is.

Clair

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>>
John Musselwaite wrote:

> Some of us never went away from there, Ric. I would rather give
> up email  than have Outlook on any of my computers.
>
> Eudora (http://www.eudora.com) comes in free or pay modes for
> Windows, Mac  or Palm, is easy to set up and is extremely
> versatile. HTML is available  when you need it and attachments
> appear in a link to the file, which will  be stored in an easily
> locatable directory. There are other alternatives to  Outlook and
> Express as well. I urge everyone to look into one of these and
> avoid Outlook like the plague or wooden-framed birdcages.
>