The feeling after using Firebox and Thunderbird (2)

[WaiWai]

The feeling after using Firebox and Thunderbird (2)
A lot of people recommend me to use Firebox and Thunderbird.
I tried today, and found they are not as good as I expect (Anyway, my little opinion though).

In this passage, I try to compare Thunderbird with Outlook Express(OE).

[In the following, you will see the * beside the point. It means the point I value/concern]

Thunderbird
Strong Points
*- It uses slightly less resources than OE (eg 1MB less)
*- more viewing filters to choose from for reading posts
*- an advanced mode of making viewing filters
- can toggle the message as unread/read by a mouse click
- can copy folder location by a mouse click


Weak Points
*- cannot label a message as important etc. by clicking shortcut toolbar icons or one mouse click
*- cannot add "search" as a shortcut toolbar icon
- less customization to choose in the options
- less security-related optional are available to apply.


The above is just my little opinion.
Any comment would be very welcome.
Please introduce any other alternatives which can fulfil the points I concern.

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Other questions:
*- is it no signature available (when sending posts in newsgroups)? If so, how?
*- is it possible to assign different signatures to different newsgroups? If so, how?
- is it possible to download a selected no. of posts and read them offline? If so, how?
*- is it possible to move the following folders into a specific place (If so, how?):
--- address book
--- mail
--- all newsserver posts

Currently I just want news client program only. I haven't use mail client. I use web-based mail server (eg Yahoo!) and I don't know how to use Yahoo! in my mail client. What's more, I dn't see any real advantage to do so. what're advantages and disadvantages of using mail clients and web-based email sites?



Any comment would be very welcome.
Please introduce any other alternatives which can fulfil the points I concern.

 

[OZEE]

Would you explain your concern(s) a little better??

*- no signature?! [NB: I need to porduce more than 1]
>> I use TB to check 7 different accounts and each has its own sig. It's just a text-file and you can point it to which text file you want to use for that acct. What more do you need?

 

[WaiWai]

Originally posted by: OZEE
Would you explain your concern(s) a little better??

*- no signature?! [NB: I need to porduce more than 1]
>> I use TB to check 7 different accounts and each has its own sig. It's just a text-file and you can point it to which text file you want to use for that acct. What more do you need?

I updated my post.
What I'm aksing is:
*- is it no signature available (when sending posts in newsgroups)? If so, how?
*- is it possible to assign different signatures to different newsgroups? If so, how?

 

[tooltime]

i'd suggest to use it soley, for a few months. mozilla 1.7 and firefox 0.9.2 are both good alternatives to ie. like ie they have their own qirks and are vulnerable.

mozilla and IE

 

[WaiWai]

maybe it is special to me.
I never get any vulnerability problems with IE.

Maybe due to my strict security setting in IE...
With Google toolbar (which can block popups), no hijacking, or any other annoying things happen to my computer.

 

[trexpesto]

Originally posted by: WaiWai
maybe it is special to you.
I never get any vulnerability problems with IE.

Maybe due to my strict security setting in IE...
With Google toolbar (which can block popups), no hijacking, or any other annoying things happen to my computer.

That you know of. 🙂

 

[NewBlackDak]

The Google toolbar IS a browser hijak.

 

[WaiWai]

> The Google toolbar IS a browser hijak.

Whjat do you really mean?
My homepage etc. never got hijacked due to Google toolbars ?!?