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why use a mail client?
#2936636 - 07/28/04 02:23 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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some people like to use email clients like thunderbird or outlook to access their email. i don't get it. what's the point of using one of these programs?
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Ythan
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Re: why use a mail client? [Re: ]
#2936951 - 07/28/04 03:39 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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Dedicated e-mail clients usually have more features than web-based ones. They offer powerful filtering, message searching, contact management and customizability which you can't really get on the web. At least that's why I use one.
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Re: why use a mail client? [Re: ]
#2938430 - 07/28/04 10:19 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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If you dont have any use for an email client then the web based one is better for you.
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Re: why use a mail client? [Re: ]
#2938858 - 07/28/04 11:37 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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it makes things incredibly easy. your email is automatically downloaded & you can easily send an email in 2 clicks - no need to go to some webpage & log in. your email comes directly to you without any work on your part - you'll get an instant notice (usually a fading eyepop + a sound) of new emails. there are also more options - spam filters, the ability to turn off html in emails, etc. thunderbird rules. OE sucks.
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Re: why use a mail client? [Re: ]
#2938861 - 07/28/04 11:39 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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i like both. as long as the web based client is a good open source php client and not something like yahoo or hotmail. i use ximian evolution outlook and horde. horde is a awsome web based php client and most webhosts will install it for you no problem
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Re: why use a mail client? [Re: ]
#2939015 - 07/29/04 12:46 AM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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oh, yeah - forgot an obvious reason to use a client...they are great if you have multiple email addresses - I personally have 4 email addresses for work and personal. a client makes it easy to manage all email addresses instead of having to log in on a site for each one...
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Re: why use a mail client? [Re: ]
#2939431 - 07/29/04 05:00 AM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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I use pine, the ultimate mail client.
no email virus's! yay!
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Re: why use a mail client? [Re: ]
#2939755 - 07/29/04 09:08 AM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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vi /var/mail/root
It never fails
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Re: why use a mail client? [Re: MAIA]
#2940675 - 07/29/04 01:10 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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thats just masochist..
and who lets root recieve mail anymore anyways...
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Re: why use a mail client? [Re: ]
#2948815 - 07/31/04 01:50 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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because mutt is coolness, and hotmail isn't.
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Re: why use a mail client? [Re: ]
#2949565 - 07/31/04 05:04 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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Principally, you would use an e-mail client to access ISP based e-mail. (using pop3 and SMTP protocols to receive and send, respectively) Because you're already paying for your ISP-based e-mail, so you might as well use it. There is a big difference between ISP-based e-mail and web-based e-mail. Plus, if you're careful about whom you give it out to and you have a client that has good spam filters, it can be pretty spam-free. As an aside, I wouldn't use Outlook express - Thunderbird is far superior to it in many ways.
Edited by Le_Canard (07/31/04 10:19 PM)
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