Originally posted by: n7
The real question is why people still use actual clients/appz?
I've always used online-based email...don't see the point of hassling w/ a program when i can access my email from anywhere w/ Gmail.
I find web-based UI clumsy to use (example, multiple selection is horrible in all e-mail web apps I've see). off-line applications, once setup, is more responsive and more flexible.
Just switched to Thunderbird here. so far so good.
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Originally posted by: Captante
Originally posted by: n7
The real question is why people still use actual clients/appz?
I've always used online-based email...don't see the point of hassling w/ a program when i can access my email from anywhere w/ Gmail.
Exactly ... 99% of the time I use Gmail only.
My work e-mail is hosted by my employer. I have to use Windows, I cannot access it via a web interface and I cannot forward it to Gmail. The only freedom I have is to choose whichever Windows e-mail program/client I want.
MotionMan
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Outlook when I'm at home (remote into my Exchange server), Thunderbird when I'm at home and need an attachment from my Exchange account, and Outlook Web Access (OWA) when I'm at work.
For work mail I use Lotus Notes.
For work mail I use Lotus Notes.
Originally posted by: MotionMan
Originally posted by: Captante
Originally posted by: n7
The real question is why people still use actual clients/appz?
I've always used online-based email...don't see the point of hassling w/ a program when i can access my email from anywhere w/ Gmail.
Exactly ... 99% of the time I use Gmail only.
My work e-mail is hosted by my employer. I have to use Windows, I cannot access it via a web interface and I cannot forward it to Gmail. The only freedom I have is to choose whichever Windows e-mail program/client I want.
MotionMan
Because gmail is for kids. It's for people who are unable to use Outlook. It's also for people who can't configure their acocunts.
It's great for personal email and I won't complain about it, but when you're dealing with jobs, who the hell uses gmail?
Outlook FTW. Calendars, appointments, meeting requests, blah blah.. exchange server owns.
I mean what do you do when you go to a website and see an email link. You copy paste the email and then login into gmail? How about just clicking on it?
Props to all who use Outlook. Thunderbird is kinda lame IMO.
same here. i never have to worry about backing up anything if i have a pc problem, for the few things i care to back up, and i can check it anywhere if i need to, so i stopped using thunderbird and a pop account
Outlook. Been thinking of tyring Thunderbird. Outlook is kind of slow, it gets everything done, but htere is a lot of lag when switching between emails.
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At work it's Outlook, at home it's both Outlook Express for checking Hotmail accounts and Thunderbird for anything else.
Originally posted by: MotionMan
Originally posted by: her209
Well, you forgot pine.
MotionMan
There is pine for Windows.
Brainonska511
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Personal: Gmail, Spam: Hotmail
School: Thunderbird, but use web interface when not on campus network.
School: Thunderbird, but use web interface when not on campus network.
ethebubbeth
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