Windows 7 email client

Ken Blake wrote:

> Avoid making decisions based on what it "sounds like."

I take your point, but in this case the matter is cut and dried: I'm looking
for a program which can handle both email and Usenet, and since Outlook
cannot, then clearly I don't need to try it in order to decide that it's not
suitable for my needs.

Bert

"Bert Coules" <mal@bertcoules.co.uk> wrote:

> I'm looking for a program which can handle both email and Usenet,

You may find there are advantages to using separate programs since
those that do both always do one very badly and often do both very
badly.

However, if you're determined to have a combined program take a look at
this:

http://www.dipconsultants.com/evolution/

Try Windows Live Mail. Does both email and newsgroups.


"XS11E" <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9D0EB0BD6E38xs11eyahoocom@94.75.214.39...
> "Bert Coules" <mal@bertcoules.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for a program which can handle both email and Usenet,
>
> You may find there are advantages to using separate programs since
> those that do both always do one very badly and often do both very
> badly.
>
> However, if you're determined to have a combined program take a look at
> this:
>
> http://www.dipconsultants.com/evolution/

"H Mc" <hmcninch@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Try Windows Live Mail. Does both email and newsgroups.

and both VERY badly.

"XS11E" <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9D0EC37F280Fxs11eyahoocom@94.75.214.39...
> "H Mc" <hmcninch@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Try Windows Live Mail. Does both email and newsgroups.
>
> and both VERY badly.

I am using Live Mail and news.indiviual.net. Is that what you meant? Mine
works ok.

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On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:22:27 -0700, XS11E <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com>
wrote:

> "Bert Coules" <mal@bertcoules.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for a program which can handle both email and Usenet,
>
> You may find there are advantages to using separate programs since
> those that do both always do one very badly and often do both very
> badly.


I'm with you entirely! You should look for what you consider to be the
best for you in each category, and there's no real advantage to having
a single program do both.

And because we all work differently, in either category what's best
for one of us may not be best for another person. I like Outlook for
e-mail and Forté Agent for a newsreader, but that doesn't mean they
have to be someone else's favorites.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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On 29/01/2010 00:22, XS11E wrote:
> "Bert Coules"<mal@bertcoules.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for a program which can handle both email and Usenet,
>
> You may find there are advantages to using separate programs since
> those that do both always do one very badly and often do both very
> badly.
>
> However, if you're determined to have a combined program take a look at
> this:
>
> http://www.dipconsultants.com/evolution/

So when did Evolution start doing NNTP then?

Gordon <gbplinux@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 29/01/2010 00:22, XS11E wrote:
>> "Bert Coules"<mal@bertcoules.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm looking for a program which can handle both email and
>>> Usenet,
>>
>> You may find there are advantages to using separate programs
>> since those that do both always do one very badly and often do
>> both very badly.
>>
>> However, if you're determined to have a combined program take a
>> look at this:
>>
>> http://www.dipconsultants.com/evolution/
>
> So when did Evolution start doing NNTP then?

No idea. It says it does but I have no reason to try it.

On 02/02/2010 19:32, XS11E wrote:
> Gordon<gbplinux@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 29/01/2010 00:22, XS11E wrote:
>>> "Bert Coules"<mal@bertcoules.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm looking for a program which can handle both email and
>>>> Usenet,
>>>
>>> You may find there are advantages to using separate programs
>>> since those that do both always do one very badly and often do
>>> both very badly.
>>>
>>> However, if you're determined to have a combined program take a
>>> look at this:
>>>
>>> http://www.dipconsultants.com/evolution/
>>
>> So when did Evolution start doing NNTP then?
>
> No idea. It says it does but I have no reason to try it.

The latest version I have (on Ubuntu 9.10) doesn't have any setup for
NNTP....

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Gordon <gbplinux@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 02/02/2010 19:32, XS11E wrote:
>> Gordon<gbplinux@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 29/01/2010 00:22, XS11E wrote:
>>>> "Bert Coules"<mal@bertcoules.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm looking for a program which can handle both email and
>>>>> Usenet,
>>>>
>>>> You may find there are advantages to using separate programs
>>>> since those that do both always do one very badly and often do
>>>> both very badly.
>>>>
>>>> However, if you're determined to have a combined program take a
>>>> look at this:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.dipconsultants.com/evolution/
>>>
>>> So when did Evolution start doing NNTP then?
>>
>> No idea. It says it does but I have no reason to try it.
>
> The latest version I have (on Ubuntu 9.10) doesn't have any setup
> for NNTP....

The Windows port is apparently different.