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Email program, which is your preference...layout, ease of use, etc., Windows 7 laptop
Yes, this is very off-topic; but I solicit your thoughts for an email program that has a decent lay-out for viewing and use, as well as being able to organize folders and related.
This program will be used in a Windows 7 laptop.
I will already exclude MS Outlook or their related email programs.
I used to really like Outlook Express - it was small, simple, easy to use, folders, etc. MS Outlook not so much - big, bloated, non-intuitive etc. I'll be interested in people's responses. I do have a yahoo account but only for receiving email. I'm not comfortable with online accounts and/or programs for anything.
I agree with Mark - Outlook Express had provided basic functionality and simplicity. I've used Thunderbird since Outlook Express went away. Very happy with this also. Not quite as simple, but still moderately straight forward and easy to use.
But what I really miss is mailx (Sys V)/Mail (BSD).
The question is do you want advice as far as a mail user agent or a mail service.
I suspect you are looking for a user agent, not a mail service. then Thunderbird is quite good. Although I would recommend not using e-mail at all- it is a time waster.
Our high speed internet connection is via Comcast. I have not been able to discover a name/vendor for their email program; like via a "help" button or such. Right clicking for properties is of no help either.
We use our email for all of the normal functions of writing. But, we also need to build/maintain contact lists for group mailings, maintain an email/name list within the email program (address book), be able to insert images within the text body and have the ability to attach files to outgoing mail.
Other features desired via email program folders I suspect: ---Inbox, read/old email saved, until deleted ---Sent mail copy retained until deleted ---draft mail/mail waiting to be sent feature ---to be able to create folders to store sent and received emails related to a particular person or other; i.e. band boosters mail
I may have forgotten something, but this is the general drift of thought.
So, basically, to use an email program other than what comes with Comcast. We also have an account with Google, but have not tried their gmail.
You should be able to use thunderbird to do everything you want. Thunderbird is a mail client (mua) that connects to a mail server (whether it is comcast or anything else).
You can set preferences in Thunderbird to store mail on your local pc and adjust settings on whether you want it deleted from comcast web aite and upon what parameters,, drafts, folder creation, etc.
You can set up thunderbird to work with whatever service you want.
you just need the outbound and inbound settings for the mail server.
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and you can still use the web to read Comcast mail.
One difference between using a client and web-based e-mail. is that you have the ability to store the mail on your local pc.
Thank you. While you were typing, I took some time to watch a setup video for Thunderbird. I also reviewed other info relative to Comcast for using other email programs and did come across a page about settings at Comcast support, too.
Thank you again. Now to dig and study to determine a future change.
I was being half serious, half facetious. Some of what these unix tools represent is simplicity and speed.
As far as using them goes, the last time I tried mailx was a looooong time ago, and it hadn't been upgraded to deal with MIME, so I had to pipe it through a parser. I do have the MH system (including comp, show, etc.) on my machine as part of cygwin, though I'd still need to install the nmh package to make it work.
I use Yahoo, but am a bit frustrated with it. "Smart Views" has been added, and it simply slows everything down. It won't execute a command (compose a new message, for instance) until the damn "Smart Views" appears. It can't be deleted nor modified.... My alternate, then, has become YANDEX. Wiki or somewhere else informs me that it's run by a Russian server. https://www.yandex.com/
Gee, Macs may have a "closed" operating systems, rendering them unsuitable for those like VintageFreak who like to play with the guts of their computers, but they do come with things like an email app that does all the stuff that Catch wants, and a browser that actually works, and lots of other stuff if you actually want to use your computer to do real work, and not just play with the OS.
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Ted
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But what I really miss is mailx (Sys V)/Mail (BSD).
I suspect you are looking for a user agent, not a mail service. then Thunderbird is quite good. Although I would recommend not using e-mail at all- it is a time waster.
Mailx is still available, same with pine and elm. if all you really want is straight text,
in windows - probably equates to https://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh849925.aspx
Our high speed internet connection is via Comcast. I have not been able to discover a name/vendor for their email program; like via a "help" button or such. Right clicking for properties is of no help either.
We use our email for all of the normal functions of writing. But, we also need to build/maintain contact lists for group mailings, maintain an email/name list within the email program (address book), be able to insert images within the text body and have the ability to attach files to outgoing mail.
Other features desired via email program folders I suspect:
---Inbox, read/old email saved, until deleted
---Sent mail copy retained until deleted
---draft mail/mail waiting to be sent feature
---to be able to create folders to store sent and received emails related to a particular person or other; i.e. band boosters mail
I may have forgotten something, but this is the general drift of thought.
So, basically, to use an email program other than what comes with Comcast. We also have an account with Google, but have not tried their gmail.
Thank you,
Catch
not sure what you know or what you don't.
You should be able to use thunderbird to do everything you want. Thunderbird is a mail client (mua) that connects to a mail server (whether it is comcast or anything else).
You can set preferences in Thunderbird to store mail on your local pc
and adjust settings on whether you want it deleted from comcast web aite and upon what parameters,, drafts, folder creation, etc.
You can set up thunderbird to work with whatever service you want.
you just need the outbound and inbound settings for the mail server.
---
and you can still use the web to read Comcast mail.
One difference between using a client and web-based e-mail. is that you have the ability to store the mail on your local pc.
http://customer.xfinity.com/help-and-support/internet/email-client-programs-with-xfinity-email/
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbird-and-gmail
https://www.google.com/search?&q=thunderbird+with+gmail
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbird-and-yahoo
you google thunderbird with practically any mail service yahoo, gmail, etc and there will be a youtube video and or instructions on web.
Just make sure (if you want) to change the settings for when mail should be deleted from your server and under what conditions.
Thank you. While you were typing, I took some time to watch a setup video for Thunderbird. I also reviewed other info relative to Comcast for using other email programs and did come across a page about settings at Comcast support, too.
Thank you again. Now to dig and study to determine a future change.
Take care,
Catch
As far as using them goes, the last time I tried mailx was a looooong time ago, and it hadn't been upgraded to deal with MIME, so I had to pipe it through a parser. I do have the MH system (including comp, show, etc.) on my machine as part of cygwin, though I'd still need to install the nmh package to make it work.
Wiki or somewhere else informs me that it's run by a Russian server.
https://www.yandex.com/